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


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Pyromorphite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Pyromorphite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Pyromorphite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Pyromorphite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Pyromorphite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Pyromorphite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Pyromorphite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Pyromorphite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Pyromorphite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Pyromorphite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Pyromorphite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Pyromorphite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyromorphite
Formula:Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Feinglosite3
Mimetite3
Mottramite1
Smithsonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyromorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13403
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13403:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyromorphite
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘHarasib prospects, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘUitsab Mine (Uitsab prospect), Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘGross Otavi Mine (Gross Otavi prospect), Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘKombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘBerg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
87.6km (54.4 miles) ⓘOtjoruharui Farm 251, Omatako Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
References
Drescher, F.K. (1926) Über zonaren Pyromorphit und Mimetesit von Tsumeb. Zentralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie: 257.
Gebhard, Georg (1999) Tsumeb Vol. 2 - A Unique Mineral Locality - Tsumeb. GG Publishing. p.1-328.
 
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