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


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Gerdtremmelite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Gerdtremmelite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Gerdtremmelite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Gerdtremmelite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Gerdtremmelite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Gerdtremmelite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Gerdtremmelite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Gerdtremmelite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Gerdtremmelite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Gerdtremmelite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Gerdtremmelite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Gerdtremmelite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gerdtremmelite
Formula:(Zn,Fe)(Al,Fe)2(AsO4)(OH)5
Comments:From the 44 level.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Extremely Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Scorodite6
Powellite1
Betpakdalite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gerdtremmelite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20215
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20215:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Schmetzer, K., Medenbach, O. (1985) Gerdtremmelite, (Zn,Fe)(Al,Fe)2[(AsO4)|(OH)5], a new mineral from Tsumeb, Namibia. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1985. 1-6
Mandarino, Joseph A. (2000) Abstracts of New Mineral Descriptions. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (2) 201-207
 
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