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Lazaridisite

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Lazaridisite

New Tsumeb mineral! P-XRD & EDS confirmed

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 0.8 × 0.6 cm
Description

SEM-EDS & P-XRD confirmed lazaridisite from the famous Tsumeb mine. The analysis is attached and more information can be found in the Tsumeb locality list of mindat. New find! The matrix consists of germanite and chalcocite. Other minerals found in this assemblage, but not present on this sample are pyromorphite (only 4at% Ca ~ 0.3 apfu on Pb position), cerussite, sphalerite and a hexahydrite group mineral. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lazaridisite

Formula: 
3CdSO4·8H2O
Hardness: 
3.0 - 0.0
Colour: 
colorless
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Esperanza Mine, Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium), Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Lazaridisite
Analysis Report - only: Lazaridisite
Analysis Report - only: Lazaridisite