University of Hamburg Mineralogical Museum of the University of Hamburg
Mineral name
 
Fleischerite
Fleischerite (and Itoite) holotype specimen and investigation material
Hölzel-No.
 
7.DM.120
Type of specimen
 
HT
IMA-No. / Accepted
 
1962
Chemical formula
 
Pb3Ge4+[(OH)6|(SO4)2]·3H2O
Type locality
 
Namibia, Tsumeb, Tsumeb mine
Associated minerals
 
Itoite, plumbojarosite, mimetite
Collection
 
Mineralogische Sammlungen - Technische Universität Berlin
Contact person
 
Dr. Robert Johannes Giebel
Catalogue−No. / Site
 
57/1405 / 23-3
Nature of 
type specimen

 
Fine grained coating of fleischerite and itoite on plumbojarosite next to mimetite on dolomite;
60 mg powder
References

Fleischerit und Itoit, zwei neue Germanium-Mineralien von Tsumeb.
Frondel, C. und Strunz, H. (1960)
N. Jb. Miner. Mh., 132-142
Notes / Further information

Collected in 1957 by Prof. Dr. Dr. Hugo Strunz; named in honor of M. Fleischer of the U.S. Geological Survey.
Last update 27. April 2022 by A. Matthies Imprint (german)