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Bayldonite & Tsumcorite

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Bayldonite & Tsumcorite

SEM-EDS confirmed no 301

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.5 × 2.6 cm
Description

SEM-EDS confirmed specimen no 301 hosting pale yellow tsumcorite and pale green bayldonite (Raman & EDS confirmed) associated with azurite. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bayldonite

Formula: 
PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
8.BH.45
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Mount's Bay District, Cornwall, England, UK...

Tsumcorite

Formula: 
Pb(Zn,Fe3+)2(AsO4)2·2(H2O,OH)
Strunz: 
8.CG.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Bayldonite & Tsumcorite
Analysis Report - only: Bayldonite & Tsumcorite
Analysis Report - only: Bayldonite & Tsumcorite