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Tsumcorite from
Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia


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Tsumcorite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Tsumcorite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Tsumcorite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Tsumcorite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Tsumcorite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Tsumcorite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Tsumcorite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Tsumcorite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Tsumcorite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Tsumcorite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Tsumcorite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Tsumcorite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tsumcorite
Formula:PbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Habit:Crystals
Colour:brown
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz25
Duftite22
Zincolivenite14
Smithsonite12
Tennantite Subgroup9
Dolomite8
Jamesite8
Wulfenite7
Mimetite7
Adamite6
Calcite6
Legrandite4
Willemite3
Goethite3
Malachite3
Philipsbornite2
Arsentsumebite2
Bayldonite2
Galloplumbogummite2
Germanite2
Rhodochrosite2
Aragonite2
Galena2
Azurite1
Cerussite1
Renierite1
Chalcocite1
Gartrellite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tsumcorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (65 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11252
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11252:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tsumcorite
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘBerg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
References
Walenta, K., Wimmenauer, W. (1961) Der Mineralbestand des Michaelganges im Weiler bei Lahr (Schwarzwald). Jahreshefte des Geologischen Landesamts Baden-Württemberg: 4: 7-37 (in German).[as unnamed Pb-Zn-arsenate]
Geier, B. H., Kautz, K., Müller, G. (1971) Tsumcorit(e) [PbZnFe(AsO4)2]·H2O, ein neues mineral aus den oxidationszonen der Tsumeb-Mine, Südwestafrika. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1971. 305-309
Fleischer, Michael (1972) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 57 (9-10) 1552-1561 p.1558
Schmetzer, K., Nuber, B., Medenbach, O. (1985) Thometzekite, a new mineral from Tsumeb, Namibia, and symmetry relations in the tsumcorite-helmutwinklerite family. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1985. 446-452
European Journal of Mineralogy 10 (1998), 179.
 
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