University of Hamburg Mineralogical Museum of the University of Hamburg
Mineral name
 
Arsendescloizite
 
Hölzel-No.
 
8.BL.260
Type of specimen
 
HT
IMA-No. / Accepted
 
79-30 / 1979
Chemical formula
 
PbZn(OH)[AsO4]
Type locality
 
Namibia, Tsumeb, Tsumeb mine
Associated minerals
 
Tennantite, chalcocite, quartz, goethite, mimetite, willemite
Collection
 
Archiv der Universität Stuttgart - „Mineralogische Sammlung Prof. Keller”
Contact person
 
Prof. Dr. P. Keller
Catalogue−No. / Site
 
TM-79.30-B76 / 0/824-s27/2
Nature of 
type specimen

 
Mineral specimen, 4 x 4 x 2 cm. Single crystal in a glass capillary.
References

Arsendescloizite, PbZn(OH)(AsO4), a new mineral from Tsumeb.
Keller, P, & Dunn, P.J. (1982)
Mineralogical Record, 13, 155-157

The crystal structure of arsendescloizite, PbZn(OH)[AsO4], from Tsumeb (Namibia).
Keller, P., Lissner, F. & Schleid, Th. (2003)
N. Jb. Mineral. Mh., 8, 374-384
Notes / Further information

Named after the cation zinc and the structure type (descloizite).
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