Mineral name
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Erikapohlite
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Holotype specimen of erikapohlite showing erikapohlite (blue), lammerite (greenish blue), conichalcite (green) and quartz (width of the sample: 5.5 mm; Photo: K.-C. Lyncker, Hamburg). |
Hölzel-No.
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8.CE.345 |
Type of specimen
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HT |
IMA-No. / Accepted
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2010-90 |
Chemical formula
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Cu3(Zn,Cu,Mg)4Ca2(AsO4)6· 2H2O |
Type locality
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Namibia, Tsumeb, Tsumeb mine |
Associated minerals
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Lammerit, conichalcit, quartz |
Collection
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Mineralogisches Museum - Universität Hamburg |
Contact person
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Dr. Stefan Peters |
Catalogue−No. / Site
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TS 117c |
Nature of
type specimen
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Mineral specimen |
References
The new mineral erikapohlite, Cu3(Zn,Cu,Mg)4Ca2(AsO4)6· 2H2O, the Ca-dominant analogue of keyite, from Tsumeb, Namibia.
Schlüter, J., Malcherek, T. Mihailova, B. and Gebhard, G. (2013)
N. Jb. Miner. Abh. (J. Min. Geochem.), 190/3 |
Notes / Further information
From the collection Dr. Georg Gebhard, Germany. |
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