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Plumboselite & Mimetite

Raman & SEM-EDS conf. no 401

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm
Description

Very good SEM-EDS & Raman confirmed plumboselite laths in cavities with mimetite from the famous Tsumeb mine, Germany. The laths are coated by one or more yet unidentified Se-Al-Pb-O-C phases. 

Analysis in the analytical section. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Plumboselite

Formula: 
Pb3O2(SeO3)
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

Mimetite

Formula: 
Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Treue Freundschaft Mine, Johanngeorgenstadt, Johanngeorgenstadt District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Plumboselite & Mimetite
Analysis Report - only: Plumboselite & Mimetite
Analysis Report - only: Plumboselite & Mimetite