Name: | Arsentsumebite Atsu |
IMA Chemistry: | Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Arsentsumebite contains elements: Lead (Pb) Copper (Cu) Arsenic (As) Oxygen (O) Sulfur (S) Hydrogen (H) |
Country of Type Locality: | Namibia |
Year First Published: | 1935 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | The mineral name was used for a sample later shown to be duftite. So the name was discredited. Vésignié J P L (1935) Présentation d'échantillons, Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie 58, 4-5 The name was reintroduced when a piece matching the original definition was discovered: Bideaux R A, Nichols M C, Williams S A (1966) The arsenate analog of tsumebite, a new mineral, American Mineralogist 51, 258-259 |
Structural Group Name: | Brackebuschite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | brackebuschite |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 1861 Million Years Ago |
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