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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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