People after Whom Mexican Minerals Have Been Named: Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919).

From: Rocks & Minerals | Date: January 1, 1999| Author: GAIT, ROBERT I. | Copyright information

Zapatalite, [MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII], is pale blue with a pale blue streak, a hardness of 1.5, and a density of 3.016. It occurs as massive, poorly crystalline material filling cavities, and its symmetry is tetragonal. It was found in a small prospect near Naco, Cerro Morita, 27 kilometers southwest of Agua Prieta, Sonora. The mineral is named for Emiliano Zapata, a popular hero of the Mexican Revolution.

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