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Bayldonite & Tsumcorite

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Bayldonite & Tsumcorite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.2 × 0.9 cm
Description

Rich specimen formed by several pseudohexagonal bayldonite crystals, with an intense green color and transparence. They are accompamnied by brilliant and transparent tsumcorite lanceolated crystals. A nice miniature from Tsumeb.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bayldonite

Formula: 
PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
8.BH.45
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Mount's Bay District, Cornwall, England, UK...

Tsumcorite

Formula: 
Pb(Zn,Fe3+)2(AsO4)2·2(H2O,OH)
Strunz: 
8.CG.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia