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Tarbuttite from
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia


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Tarbuttite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Tarbuttite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Tarbuttite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Tarbuttite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Tarbuttite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Tarbuttite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Tarbuttite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Tarbuttite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Tarbuttite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Tarbuttite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
06082230017272032699702.jpg
Tarbuttite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Tarbuttite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tarbuttite
Formula:Zn2(PO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Skorpionite41
Hemimorphite40
Hydroxylapatite25
Hydrozincite7
Smithsonite7
Parádsasvárite3
Stolzite3
Scholzite1
Psilomelane1
Fluorapatite1
Apatite1
Hetaerolite1
- var Hydrohetaerolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tarbuttite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (57 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:357186
Long-form Identifier:1:3:357186:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Borg, G., Karner, K., Buxton, M., Armstrong, R., Merwe, S. W. v. d. (2003) Geology of the Skorpion Supergene Zinc Deposit, Southern Namibia. Economic Geology, 98 (4) 749-771 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.98.4.749
Jahn, S. (2007): Tarbuttit von der Skorpion Zink Mine, Namibia. Mineralien-Welt 18 (4), 56-66. (in German)
 
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