Mineral name
|
Itoite
| 
Itoite (and Fleischerite) holotype specimen and investigation material |
Hölzel-No.
|
7.DM.200 |
Type of specimen
|
HT |
IMA-No. / Accepted
|
1962 |
Chemical formula
|
Pb3[GeO2(OH)2|(SO4)2] |
Type locality
|
Namibia, Tsumeb, Tsumeb mine |
Associated minerals
|
Fleischerite, 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., 1960, 132-142 |
Notes / Further information
Collected by Prof. Dr. Dr. H. Strunz in 1957; named in honor of Prof. Tei-ichi Ito, University of Tokio. |
