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Anglesite & Arsentsumebite

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Anglesite & Arsentsumebite

Raman confirmed!

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Green arsentsumebite & anglesite (Raman confirmed) from an old belgium collection. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Anglesite

Formula: 
PbSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
Colorless
Type Locality: 
Parys Mountain Copper Mine, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom

Arsentsumebite

Formula: 
Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BG.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia