Mineral name
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Joosteite
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Hölzel-No.
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8.BB.275 |
Type of specimen
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HT |
IMA-No. / Accepted
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2005-13 / 2005 |
Chemical formula
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Mn2+(Mn3+,Fe3+)(PO4)O |
Type locality
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Namibia, Karibib, Okongava-East, Helikon II mine |
Associated minerals
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Amblygonite, lithiophilite, sicklerite, eosphorite, varulite, dickinsonite, hureaulite, manganese-bearing apatite |
Collection
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Archiv der Universität Stuttgart - „Mineralogische Sammlung Prof. Keller” |
Contact person
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Prof. Dr. P. Keller |
Catalogue−No. / Site
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TM-05.13-9911.07 / 0/824-s27/2 |
Nature of
type specimen
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Mineral specimen, 3,0 x 1,8 x 0,8 cm. 2 thin sections. Single crystal in a glass capillary |
References
Joosteite, Mn2+(Mn3+,Fe3+)(PO4)O: a new phosphate mineral from the Helikon II Mine, Karibib, Namibia.
Keller, P., Fontan, F., Velasco Roldan, F. & de Parseval, Ph. (2007)
Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 183(2), 197-201
The crystal structure of joosteite, (Mn2+,Mn3+,Fe3+)2[PO4]O, from the Helikon II Mine, Karibib (Namibia), and its relationship to stanekite, (Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2[PO4]O.
Keller, P, Lissner, F. & Schleid, Th.
, in preparation |
Notes / Further information
Named after Mrs. Charlotte Jooste, Karibib, Namibia. The samples were collected by Paul Keller during a scientific expedition. |
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