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Jeanbandyite & Dzhalindite

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Jeanbandyite & Dzhalindite

EDS confirmed specimen no 20-03-11-ge18

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.05 × 0.05 × 0.05 cm
Description

EDS confirmed specimen no 20-03-11-ge18: This is the original sample that was used for the phase identification from Tsumeb. It consists mainly of jeanbandyite with only electron beam visible dzhalindite. 

Analysis attached. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Jeanbandyite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mn2+)[Sn4+(OH)6]
Strunz: 
4.FC.15
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province (Bustillos Province), Potosí Department, Bolivia

Dzhalindite

Formula: 
In(OH)3
Strunz: 
4.FC.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Dzhalinda Sn Deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia