Mineral name
|
Galloplumbogummite
| 
Tiny vug (arrow) with galloplumbogummite crystals in germanite-chalcocite-sphalerite ore. |
Hölzel-No.
|
8.BK.203 |
Type of specimen
|
HT |
IMA-No. / Accepted
|
IMA 2010-88 |
Chemical formula
|
Pb(Ga,Al)3-xGexH1-x(PO4)2(OH)6 for 0=x=1 |
Type locality
|
Namibia, Tsumeb, Tsumeb mine |
Associated minerals
|
Germanite, chalcocite, Cd-rich Sphalerite, pyrite, galena |
Collection
|
Mineralogisches Museum - Universität Hamburg |
Contact person
|
Prof. Dr. Jochen Schlüter |
Catalogue−No. / Site
|
TS 531 |
Nature of
type specimen
|
Micromount |
References
Galloplumbogummite from Tsumeb, Namibia, a new member of the alunite group with tetravalent charge balance.
Schlüter, J., Malcherek, T. and Mihailova, B. (2014)
N. Jb. Miner. Abh. (J. Min. Geochem.), 191/3301-309 |
Notes / Further information
Sample from the collection of Hermann Hähnel, Hamburg; material from Prof. Dr. Hermann Rose (1883-1976), Hamburg, who visited Namibia in 1939. |
|
