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


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Stranskiite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Stranskiite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Stranskiite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Stranskiite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Stranskiite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Stranskiite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Stranskiite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
06620680017272012905597.jpg
Stranskiite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
09867310017271926798640.jpg
Stranskiite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
08349460017271926841516.jpg
Stranskiite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
08306670017272012883332.jpg
Stranskiite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Stranskiite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Stranskiite
Formula:Zn2Cu(AsO4)2
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Anglesite
Bayldonite
Beudantite
Carminite
Chalcocite
Claudetite
Copper-bearing Adamite
Duftite
Galena
Keyite
Koritnigite
Leiteite
Ludlockite
O'Danielite
Olivenite
Schulténite
Scorodite
Tennantite Subgroup
Tsumcorite
Warikahnite
Zincroselite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Leiteite3
O'Danielite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Stranskiite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13419
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13419:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Strunz, H. (1960) Stranskiit, ein neues Mineral. Naturwissenschaften: 47: 376 (in German). https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/BF00631380.pdf
Fleischer, M. (1960) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 45 (11-12). 1313-1317
Hänni, Henry A., Stern, Willem B., Glor, Martin (1978) New data on stranskiite from Tsumeb, Southwest Africa. American Mineralogist, 63 (1-2) 213-215
Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (2000) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 4 - Arsenates, phosphates, vanadates. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona.
 
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