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Philipsbornite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.9 × 0.7 cm
Description

Yellow Fe bearing philipsbornite on matrix from the famous Tsumeb mine, Namibia.

SEM-EDS confirmed no MA2038. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Philipsbornite

Formula: 
PbAl3(AsO4)2(OH)5·H2O
Strunz: 
8.BL.10
Crystal System: 
trigonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Red Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia