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Name: Duftite
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IMA Chemistry: PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Duftite contains elements:
Lead (Pb)
Copper (Cu)
Arsenic (As)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Namibia
Year First Published: 1920
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Pufahl O (1920) Mitteilungen über Mineralien und Erze von Südwestafrika, besonders solche von Tsumeb. Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie 1920, 289-296
Structural Group Name: Adelite
Fleischer's Group Name: adelite-descloizite-adelite subgroup
Crystal Systems: orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 3200 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 4.5
Diaphaneity: 2.0
Specific Gravity: 6.5
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