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Arsendescloizite

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Arsendescloizite

SEM-EDS & Raman confirmed sample no 2019-07-16

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm
Description

 SEM-EDS & Raman confirmed sample no 2019-07-16/2019-07-18 hosting pale beige arsendescloizite associated with wulfenite and Zn rich dolomite (EDS conf.). 

Analysis attached, rare mineral!

 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arsendescloizite

Formula: 
PbZn(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Arsendescloizite
Analysis Report - only: Arsendescloizite
Analysis Report - only: Arsendescloizite