Zinc Geoscience Australia
The main zinc mineral is sphalerite Zn Fe S which contains up to 67% zinc by mass Smithsonite ZnCO3 52% willemite Zn2SiO4 59% and hemimorphite Zn4Si2O7 OH 2 H2O 54% may occur in the near surface weathered or oxidised zone of an orebody In some cases these secondary minerals are also zinc ores
