Mineral name
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Heimite
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Holotype sample of heimite, width of picture: 4 cm. |
Hölzel-No.
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- |
Type of specimen
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HT |
IMA-No. / Accepted
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2022-019 |
Chemical formula
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PbCu2(AsO4)(OH)3 · 2H2O |
Type locality
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Switzerland, Glarus, Mürtschenalp district, Grosses Chalttal deposit |
Associated minerals
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Bayldonite, chrysocolla, metaheimite |
Collection
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Mineralogisches Museum der Universität Hamburg |
Contact person
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Dr. Stefan Peters |
Catalogue−No. / Site
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Ro3701 |
Nature of
type specimen
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Mineral specimen |
References
Heimite, PbCu2(AsO4)(OH)3·2H2O, a new mineral from the Grosses Chalttal deposit, Switzerland.
Malcherek, T., Mihailova, B., Schlüter, J., Roth, P., and Meisser, N. (2024)
European Journal of Mineralogy, 36, 153-164 |
Notes / Further information
Heimite was found by Philippe Roth during the systematic EDXS screening of material collected on the dump of the Grosses Chalttal deposit, Mürtschenalp district, Glarus, Switzerland (47°04’09.9’’N, 9°11’26.5’’E) in 2003. |
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