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Prosperite from
Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia


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Prosperite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Prosperite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Prosperite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Prosperite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Prosperite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Prosperite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Prosperite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Prosperite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Prosperite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Prosperite
Formula:Ca2Zn4(AsO4)4 · H2O
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prosperite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13399
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13399:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
American Mineralogist (1980): 65: 208.
Gait, Robert I., Sturman, B. Darko, Dunn, Pete J. (1979) Prosperite, HCaZn2(AsO4)2(OH), a new mineral from Tsumeb, South West Africa (Namibia) The Canadian Mineralogist, 17 (1) 87-92
Keller, Paul, Riffel, Heinz, Hess, Heinz (1982) Die Kristallstruktur von Prosperit, Ca2Zn4[H2O|(AsO4)4]. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 158 (1). 33-42 doi:10.1524/zkri.1982.0003
 
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