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Bartelkeite

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Bartelkeite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.5 × 0.8 cm
Description

Yellow green bartelkeite from the famous Tsumeb mine, Namibia in cavities of germanite. 

SEM-EDS & Raman confirmed specimen. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bartelkeite

Formula: 
Pb(Fe2+Ge)[Ge2O7](OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
9.J0.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia