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Name: Grootfonteinite
Gtf
IMA Chemistry: Pb3O(CO3)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Grootfonteinite contains elements:
Lead (Pb)
Oxygen (O)
Carbon (C)
Country of Type Locality: Namibia
Year First Published: 2015
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Siidra O I, Jonsson E, Chukanov N V, Nekrasova D O, Pekov I V, Depmeier W, Polekhovsky Y S, Yapaskurt V O (2018) Grootfonteinite, Pb_3_O(CO_3_)_2_, a new mineral species from the Kombat mine, Namibia, merotypically related to hydrocerussite. European Journal of Mineralogy 30, 383-391
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Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 601 Million Years Ago
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