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Gallobeudantite & Covellite

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Gallobeudantite & Covellite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.2 × 0.8 cm
Description

Pale brown gallobeudantite associated with cerussite and covellite from the famous Tsumeb mine, Otavi, Namibia. 

SEM-EDS & Raman confirmed no 351. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gallobeudantite

Formula: 
PbGa3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Strunz: 
8.BL.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

Covellite

Formula: 
CuS
Strunz: 
2.CA.05a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy