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


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Fleischerite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Fleischerite

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

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

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Fleischerite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Fleischerite

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

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

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Fleischerite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Fleischerite

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

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

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fleischerite
Formula:Pb3Ge(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Comments:Level 6-8.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Stottite2
Itoite2
Germanite1
Renierite1
Plumbojarosite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fleischerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13325
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13325:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Frondel, Clifford, Ito, Jun (1957) The geochemistry of germanium in the oxidized zone of the Tsumeb Mine, South West Africa. American Mineralogist, 42 (11-12) 743-753 p.747
Frondel, Clifford, Strunz, Hugo (1960) Fleischerit und Itoite, zwei neue Germanium-Mineralien von Tsumeb. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1960. 132-142
 
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