Mineral Species: Scholzite

Chemical Formula: CaZn2(PO4)2.2H2O 

Chemical Name: Hydrated Calcium Zinc Phosphate

Mineral Class: Phosphate

Mineral Notes: Scholzite is an uncommon Zinc phosphate mineral. It was once thought to occur only in Bavaria, where a thick pegmatite deposit has been infiltrated and metamorphosed by rich phosphate hydrothermal springs. However several other locations have now been discovered, particulalry in Australia and Nevada, USA. It is named after Dr. Adolph Scholz (1894–1950), chemist and mineral collector, Regensburg, Germany.