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Copper-bearing Adamite from
Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia


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Copper-bearing Adamite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
02512690017362203319042.jpg
Copper-bearing Adamite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Copper-bearing Adamite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Adamite var: Copper-bearing Adamite
Formula:(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
Comments:"Cuprian adamite" is primarily Zincolivenite or close to end-member Adamite.
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite2
Wulfenite2
Schulténite2
Adamite2
- var Cobalt-bearing Adamite1
Cerussite1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Copper-bearing Adamite 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:51012
Long-form Identifier:1:3:51012:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Rocks & Min.: 62:440.
 
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