Mineral name
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Wilhelmkleinite
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Crystal fragment in the polished section = 1mm |
Hölzel-No.
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8.BE.150 |
Type of specimen
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HT |
IMA-No. / Accepted
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97-034 / 1997 |
Chemical formula
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ZnFe2(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
Type locality
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Namibia, Tsumeb, Tsumeb mine |
Associated minerals
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Scorodite (Al-rich), gerdtremmelite, adamite |
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 291 / Tresor des Museums |
Nature of
type specimen
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2 crystal fragments |
References
Wilhelmkleinite, ZnFe2(AsO4)2(OH)2, a new mineral from Tsumeb, Namibia.
Schlüter, J., Klaska, K.-H., Friese, K., Adiwidjaja, G., Gebhard, G. (1998)
N. Jb. Miner. Mh., 12, 558-564
The crystal structure of the new mineral wilhelmkleinite - ZnFe2(AsO4)2(OH)2.
Adiwidjaja, G., Friese, K., Klaska, K.-H., Moore, P.B., Schlüter, J. (2000)
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, 215, 96-101 |
Notes / Further information
2 small wilhelmkleinite samples were bought in Tsumeb by Charles Key, Portland, Maine, USA, in 1994. The samples were found on level 44 of the Tsumeb mine. |
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