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Cesàrolite

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Cesàrolite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 3.3 × 3 cm
Description

A new species for Tsumeb is this analysed cesarolite formely described as plattnerite. The specimen also features some cerussite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cesàrolite

Formula: 
Pb(Mn4+)3O6(OH)2
Strunz: 
4.FG.10
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Sidi Amor ben Salem Mine, Slata Pb-Zn deposit, Tajerouine, Al Kåf Governorate (El Kef; Le Kef), Tunisia
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Cesàrolite