Mineral name
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Hermannroseite
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Green botryoidal conichalcite/hermannroseite aggregates lining a vug in masses of hydroxylapatite. Sample size 35 x 23 mm; Photo: K.-C. Lyncker, Hamburg. |
Hölzel-No.
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8.BL.225 |
Type of specimen
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HT |
IMA-No. / Accepted
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2010-006 |
Chemical formula
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CaCu(PO4,AsO4)(OH) |
Type locality
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Namibia, Tsumeb, Tsumeb mine |
Associated minerals
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Conichalcite, hydroxylapatite, whitlockite, pseudomalachite, manganese oxides/hydroxides |
Collection
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Mineralogisches Museum - Universität Hamburg |
Contact person
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Prof. Dr. Jochen Schlüter |
Catalogue−No. / Site
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MMHH TS 637 |
Nature of
type specimen
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Mineral specimen |
References
The new mineral hermannroseite, CaCu(PO4,AsO4)(OH), the phosphate analogue of conichalcite, from Tsumeb, Namibia.
Schlüter, J., Pohl, D. and Gebhard, G. (2011)
N.. Jb. Miner. Abh., 188/2, 135-140 |
Notes / Further information
Sample (original No. 16862) collected by Dr. Bruno Geier, at that time chief geologist at the Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia, in the 1960ies. |
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