| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Tennantite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Comments: | Pseudomorphs of azurite and malachite after tennantite are found. |
| Habit: | Tetrahedral crystals to 30cm on edge. |
| Colour: | Mostly frosted or corroded |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 158 |
| - var Milky Quartz | 1 |
| Dolomite | 81 |
| - var Cobalt-bearing Dolomite | 1 |
| Galena | 78 |
| Smithsonite | 69 |
| Malachite | 59 |
| Chalcopyrite | 56 |
| Wulfenite | 53 |
| - var Chillagite | 2 |
| Mimetite | 50 |
| Bornite | 45 |
| Germanite | 40 |
| Pyrite | 29 |
| Azurite | 25 |
| Enargite | 21 |
| Cerussite | 19 |
| Calcite | 17 |
| Chalcocite | 15 |
| Anglesite | 15 |
| Cuprite | 15 |
| Renierite | 14 |
| Sphalerite | 12 |
| Posnjakite | 12 |
| Digenite | 12 |
| Tsumcorite | 9 |
| Zincolivenite | 8 |
| Ovamboite | 7 |
| Gallite | 6 |
| Schulténite | 6 |
| Ludlockite | 6 |
| Native Silver | 5 |
| Leiteite | 5 |
| Duftite | 5 |
| Helmutwinklerite | 4 |
| Rosasite | 4 |
| Langite | 4 |
| Schaurteite | 4 |
| Siderite | 4 |
| Descloizite | 4 |
| Devilline | 2 |
| Native Copper | 2 |
| Manganese Oxides | 2 |
| Linarite | 2 |
| Söhngeite | 2 |
| Furutobeite | 2 |
| Scorodite | 2 |
| Arthurite | 2 |
| Goethite | 2 |
| Turquoise | 1 |
| Adamite | 1 |
| Keyite | 1 |
| Aragonite | 1 |
| - var Lead-bearing Aragonite | 1 |
| Serpierite | 1 |
| Beaverite-(Cu) | 1 |
| Arsentsumebite | 1 |
| Willemite | 1 |
| Ankerite | 1 |
| Hydrocerussite | 1 |
| Djurleite | 1 |
| Phlogopite | 1 |
| Rutile | 1 |
| Gartrellite | 1 |
| Beudantite | 1 |
| Reinerite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tennantite Subgroup data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (183 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 10848 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:10848:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Tennantite Subgroup |
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| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘTsumeb West Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| 17.8km (11.0 miles) | ⓘAlt Bobos Mine, Uris Farm 481, Guinas, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| 38.0km (23.6 miles) | ⓘKhusib Springs Mine (Khuiseb Springs Mine), Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 38.6km (24.0 miles) | ⓘUitsab Mine (Uitsab prospect), Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 38.7km (24.1 miles) | ⓘAbenab Mine, Abenab, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 39.5km (24.6 miles) | ⓘAbenab West Mine, Abenab, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 44.3km (27.5 miles) | ⓘWolkenhaube prospect, Gauss Farm 46, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 45.0km (28.0 miles) | ⓘAuros Farm 595, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 50.1km (31.2 miles) | ⓘKupferberg Mine, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| 53.6km (33.3 miles) | ⓘKombat Mine, Kombat, Otavi Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| References |
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Origlieri, Marcus, Downs, Robert T., Pinch, William W., Zito, Gary L. (2009) Stibioclaudetite, a new mineral from Tsumeb, Namibia. The Mineralogical Record, 40 (3) 209-213 |
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Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia