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Philipsbornite & Ludlockite

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Philipsbornite & Ludlockite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 1.5 × 0.7 cm
Description

Pseudocubic philipsbornite crystals with red-brown ludlockite needles on matrix  ( For original close-up photo contact us )

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Philipsbornite

Formula: 
PbAl3(AsO4)2(OH)5·H2O
Strunz: 
8.BL.10
Crystal System: 
trigonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Red Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia

Ludlockite

Formula: 
PbFe3+4As3+10O22
Strunz: 
4.JA.45
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia