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


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Skorpionite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Skorpionite, etc.

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Skorpionite, etc.

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

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
00601580017272090307477.jpg
Skorpionite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Skorpionite, etc.

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
02454340017362738955882.jpg
Skorpionite, etc.

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

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
00601580017272090307477.jpg
Skorpionite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
00423160017502564698047.jpg
Skorpionite, etc.

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
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Skorpionite, etc.

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
09424600017272032518283.jpg
Skorpionite

Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Skorpionite
Formula:Ca3Zn2(PO4)2(CO3)(OH)2 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tarbuttite41
Hemimorphite6
Hydrozincite4
Stolzite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Skorpionite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund Constituency, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (28 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:416447
Long-form Identifier:1:3:416447:0
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)
Krause, Werner, Effenberger, Herta, Bernhardt, Heinz-Jürgen, Medenbach, Olaf (2008) Skorpionite, Ca3Zn2(PO4)2CO3(OH)2H2O, a new mineral from Namibia: description and crystal structure. European Journal of Mineralogy, 20 (2) 271-280 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2008/0020-1789
 
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