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Tsumebite

EDS conf. specimen no 20-02-18-fb43

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1.2 × 0.9 cm
Description

EDS conf. specimen no 20-02-18-fb43 hosting many green tsumebite crystals in germanite matrix. Type locality. The phosphate analogon of arsentsumebite has been much less frequently found. Typically many phosphate minerals occur within germanite in Tsumeb. 

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tsumebite

Formula: 
Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BG.05
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Tsumebite
Analysis Report - only: Tsumebite