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Munakataite

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Munakataite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 0.7 × 0.7 cm
Description

Bright blue munakataite on cerussite from the famous Tsumeb mine, Namibia. 

SEM-EDS & Raman confirmed no MA722.

Analysis on request. 

Rare mineral.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Munakataite

Formula: 
Pb2Cu2(Se4+O3)(SO4)(OH)4
Strunz: 
7.BC.65
Hardness: 
2.5 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
Kato mine, Munakata, Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan