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Leiteite

Type Locality
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 0.6 × 0.1 cm
Description

An elongate, foliated mass of Leiteite, colourless and transparent.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Leiteite

Formula: 
Zn(As2O4)
Strunz: 
4.JA.05
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia