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Arsentsumebite & Linarite

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Arsentsumebite & Linarite

Raman confirmed specimen

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 2.6 × 1.5 cm
Description

Intense green arsentsumebite with linarite on matrix from the famous Tsumeb mine, Namibia. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Arsentsumebite

Formula: 
Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BG.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

Linarite

Formula: 
PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Strunz: 
7.BC.65
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Linares, Linares-La Carolina District, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain