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Tsumcorite

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Description
Locality: 
Wilder Mann Mine, Munzig, Meißen, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 1.6 × 1.1 cm
Description

This is an interesting specimen hosting yellow to brown tsumcorite. It was found at the Wilder Mann mine in Germany, very uncommon in this mining area. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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