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Keyite

Rare Mineral
Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1 × 0.8 cm
Description

The specimen has a large, sharp keyite crystal of about 0.5 mm on an ore matrix.

Ex Dr. Wilke specimen - acquired 1996.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Keyite

Formula: 
Cu2+3Zn4Cd2(AsO4)6·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CA.50
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
blue
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia