Name: | Duftite Dft |
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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