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Galloplumbogummite

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Galloplumbogummite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm
Description

Very rare galloplumbogummite crystals on germanite/renierite matrix. This mineral was found while investigating some crystals under SEM. One of the last specimens of galloplumbogummite in tabular crystals. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Galloplumbogummite

Formula: 
Pb(Ga,Al)3-xGexH1-x(PO4)2(OH)6 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia