University of Hamburg Mineralogical Museum of the University of Hamburg
Mineral name
 
Erikapohlite
Holotype specimen of erikapohlite showing erikapohlite (blue), lammerite (greenish blue), conichalcite (green) and quartz (width of the sample: 5.5 mm; Photo: K.-C. Lyncker, Hamburg).
Hölzel-No.
 
8.CE.345
Type of specimen
 
HT
IMA-No. / Accepted
 
2010-90
Chemical formula
 
Cu3(Zn,Cu,Mg)4Ca2(AsO4)6· 2H2O
Type locality
 
Namibia, Tsumeb, Tsumeb mine
Associated minerals
 
Lammerit, conichalcit, quartz
Collection
 
Mineralogisches Museum - Universität Hamburg
Contact person
 
Prof. Dr. Jochen Schlüter
Catalogue−No. / Site
 
TS 117c
Nature of 
type specimen

 
Mineral specimen
References

The new mineral erikapohlite, Cu3(Zn,Cu,Mg)4Ca2(AsO4)6· 2H2O, the Ca-dominant analogue of keyite, from Tsumeb, Namibia.
Schlüter, J., Malcherek, T. Mihailova, B. and Gebhard, G. (2013)
N. Jb. Miner. Abh. (J. Min. Geochem.), 190/3
Notes / Further information

From the collection Dr. Georg Gebhard, Germany.
Last update 27. April 2022 by A. Matthies Imprint (german)