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Name: Tsumebite
Tsu
IMA Chemistry: Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Tsumebite contains elements:
Lead (Pb)
Copper (Cu)
Phosphorus (P)
Oxygen (O)
Sulfur (S)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Namibia
Year First Published: 1912
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Busz K (1912) Tsumebit, ein neues Mineral von Otavi und Zinnsteinkristalle. Deutschen Naturforscher und Årtze in Münster, Versammlung 84, 230-230 Chemical formula revised from Pb_2_Cu(PO_4_)(OH)_3_·3H_2_O: Nichols M C (1966) The structure of tsumebite, American Mineralogist 51, 267-267
Structural Group Name: Brackebuschite
Fleischer's Group Name: brackebuschite
Crystal Systems: monoclinic
Oldest Known Age: 1861 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 2.0
Diaphaneity: 3.0
Specific Gravity: 6.13
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