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This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog.
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Descloizite / Mottramite
Karibib District, Erongo, Namibia
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Classification
Mineral
Tags
Perky Box
Combination
Origin Location
Karibib District, Erongo, Namibia
Description
Perky box with cluster of Red/Black Descloizite / Mottramite Crystals
Luster
Vitreous
Luster (Groundmass)
Not noted, see photo.
Optical Phenomena
Not noted, see photo.
Mineral Group / Note
Not noted, check reference links below.
Handling
No special handling is required.
Modifications
Mounted - Perky
Size Group
Thumbnail
Weight
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire.
Dimensions
Quantity
1 Specimen
Mineral List
Descloizite
: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
lead zinc vanadium tetroxygen hydroxide *
Mottramite
: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
lead copper vanadium tetroxygen hydroxide *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
Specimen Analysis
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
DarkOliveGreen
100
DarkOliveGreen
62
DimGray
37
Gray
23
DarkSlateGray
21
Sienna
19
LightCyan
17
Gray
14
SaddleBrown
14
RosyBrown
14
RosyBrown
12
Gray
12
DarkSlateGray
12
CadetBlue
9
LightCyan
9
Silver
9
Silver
6
BurlyWood
6
PowderBlue
5
SaddleBrown
3
SaddleBrown
3
Sienna
3
DarkOliveGreen
3
DarkSlateGray
3
Firebrick
3
Gray
2
DimGray
2
DarkKhaki
2
FadedRed
2
MistyRose
2
Peru
2
Peru
2
BurlyWood
1
DarkSalmon
1
Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
How it Works
Tourmaline var. Liddicoatite
Calcite
Dolomite ps. after Aragonite
Zircon
Robinsonite / Rouxelite
Tourmaline var. Elbaite var. Watermelon
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
How it Works
Element List:
H
1
Hydrogen
1 Item(s)
He
2
Helium
Li
3
Lithium
Be
4
Beryllium
B
5
Boron
C
6
Carbon
N
7
Nitrogen
O
8
Oxygen
1 Item(s)
F
9
Fluorine
Ne
10
Neon
Na
11
Sodium
Mg
12
Magnesium
Al
13
Aluminum
Si
14
Silicon
P
15
Phosphorus
S
16
Sulfur
Cl
17
Chlorine
Ar
18
Argon
K
19
Potassium
Ca
20
Calcium
Sc
21
Scandium
Ti
22
Titanium
V
23
Vanadium
1 Item(s)
Cr
24
Chromium
Mn
25
Manganese
Fe
26
Iron
Co
27
Cobalt
Ni
28
Nickel
Cu
29
Copper
1 Item(s)
Zn
30
Zinc
1 Item(s)
Ga
31
Gallium
Ge
32
Germanium
As
33
Arsenic
Se
34
Selenium
Br
35
Bromine
Kr
36
Krypton
Rb
37
Rubidium
Sr
38
Strontium
Y
39
Yttrium
Zr
40
Zirconium
Nb
41
Niobium
Mo
42
Molybdenum
Tc
43
Technetium
Ru
44
Ruthenium
Rh
45
Rhodium
Pd
46
Palladium
Ag
47
Silver
Cd
48
Cadmium
In
49
Indium
Sn
50
Tin
Sb
51
Antimony
Te
52
Tellurium
I
53
Iodine
Xe
54
Xenon
Cs
55
Cesium
Ba
56
Barium
Hf
72
Hafnium
Ta
73
Tantalum
W
74
Tungsten
Re
75
Rhenium
Os
76
Osmium
Ir
77
Iridium
Pt
78
Platinum
Au
79
Gold
Hg
80
Mercury
Tl
81
Thallium
Pb
82
Lead
1 Item(s)
Bi
83
Bismuth
Po
84
Polonium
At
85
Astatine
Rn
86
Radon
Fr
87
Francium
Ra
88
Radium
Rf
104
Rutherfordium
Db
105
Dubnium
Sg
106
Seaborgium
Bh
107
Bohrium
Hs
108
Hassium
Mt
109
Meitnerium
Ds
110
Darmstadtium
Rg
111
Roentgenium
Cn
112
Copernicium
Nh
113
Nihonium
Fl
114
Flerovium
Mc
115
Moscovium
Lv
116
Livermorium
Ts
117
Tennessine
Og
118
Oganesson
La
57
Lanthanum
Ce
58
Cerium
Pr
59
Praseodymium
Nd
60
Neodymium
Pm
61
Promethium
Sm
62
Samarium
Eu
63
Europium
Gd
64
Gadolinium
Tb
65
Terbium
Dy
66
Dysprosium
Ho
67
Holmium
Er
68
Erbium
Tm
69
Thulium
Yb
70
Ytterbium
Lu
71
Lutetium
Ac
89
Actinium
Th
90
Thorium
Pa
91
Protactinium
U
92
Uranium
Np
93
Neptunium
Pu
94
Plutonium
Am
95
Americium
Cm
96
Curium
Bk
97
Berkelium
Cf
98
Californium
Es
99
Einsteinium
Fm
100
Fermium
Md
101
Mendelevium
No
102
Nobelium
Lr
103
Lawrencium
1 -
H
- Hydrogen
8 -
O
- Oxygen
23 -
V
- Vanadium
29 -
Cu
- Copper
30 -
Zn
- Zinc
82 -
Pb
- Lead
Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
How it Works
This Mineral
Formula
Similar Mineral
Formula
Descloizite
Pb Zn V O H
Feinglosite
Pb Zn As O H
Descloizite
Pb Zn V O H
Helmutwinklerite
Pb Zn As O H
Descloizite
Pb Zn V O H
Mottramite
Pb Cu V O H
Descloizite
Pb Zn V O H
Mounanaite
Pb Fe V O H
Descloizite
Pb Zn V O H
Alvanite
Zn Al V O H
Descloizite
Pb Zn V O H
Arsendescloizite
Pb Zn As O H
Mottramite
Pb Cu V O H
Lautenthalite
Pb Cu S O H
Mottramite
Pb Cu V O H
Mounanaite
Pb Fe V O H
Mottramite
Pb Cu V O H
Schmiederite
Cu Pb Se O H
Mottramite
Pb Cu V O H
Siidraite
Pb Cu O H I
Mottramite
Pb Cu V O H
Steverustite
Pb Cu S O H
Mottramite
Pb Cu V O H
Turanite
Cu V O H
Mottramite
Pb Cu V O H
Volborthite
Cu V O H
Mottramite
Pb Cu V O H
Vésigniéite
Cu Ba V O H
Descloizite
Pb Zn V O H
Martyite
Zn V O H
Descloizite
Pb Zn V O H
Tsumcorite
Pb Zn As O H
Descloizite
Pb Zn V O H
Cassedanneite
Pb V O Cr H
Descloizite
Pb Zn V O H
Čechite
Pb Fe V O H
Mottramite
Pb Cu V O H
Elyite
Cu Pb S O H
Mottramite
Pb Cu V O H
Khorixasite
Bi Cu V O H
Mineral Group:
Search the catalog for minerals that share the same group as this specimen:
How it Works
Structural Group(s):
Descloizite Group
Čechite
Descloizite
Khorixasite
Mottramite
Pyrobelonite
Descloizite Group
Čechite
Descloizite
Khorixasite
Mottramite
Pyrobelonite
Fleischers Group(s):
adelite-descloizite-descloizite subgroup
adelite-descloizite-descloizite subgroup
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