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Cuprian Adamite & Tsumcorite

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Cuprian Adamite & Tsumcorite

Rare Mineral, Type Locality
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 6.6 × 3 cm
Description

Intense grass green octahedral crystals of cuproadamite accompanied by yellow, glassy crystals of rare tsumcorite. Tsumcorite is named after its locality the TSUMeb CORporation mine and so it is the typelocality as well. Both minerals are scattered along a vug on typical matrix. A super specimen, just great and rare.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprian Adamite

Variety Of: 

Adamite

Formula: 
Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Hardness: 
3.5
Formula: 
(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
Hardness: 
0.0

Tsumcorite

Formula: 
Pb(Zn,Fe3+)2(AsO4)2·2(H2O,OH)
Strunz: 
8.CG.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia
Wendel Minerals

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