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Minrecordite & Otavite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.7 × 1 cm
Description

Lustrous otavite coated by minrecordite (last generation) with cerussite and pale green smithsonite. 

SEM-EDS & Raman confirmed no 445. 

Analysis in the analytical section. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Minrecordite

Formula: 
CaZn(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

Otavite

Formula: 
CdCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Minrecordite & Otavite
Analysis Report - only: Minrecordite & Otavite
Analysis Report - only: Minrecordite & Otavite
Analysis Report - only: Minrecordite & Otavite