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Erikapohlit
Holotype specimen of erikapohlite showing erikapohlite (blue), lammerite (greenish blue), conichalcite (green) and quartz (width of the sample: 5.5 mm; Photo: K.-C. Lyncker, Hamburg).
Mineral: Erikapohlite Hölzel-No.: 8.CE.345 Type of specimen: HT IMA-No. / Accepted: 2010-90 Chemical formula:
(□ 0.5 Cu 0.5 )CuCaZn2(AsO4)3·H2O Type locality: Namibia, Tsumeb, Tsumeb mine Associated minerals: Lammerit, conichalcit, quartz Collection: Mineralogisches Museum - Universität Hamburg Catalogue−No. / Site: TS 117c Nature of type specimen: Mineral specimen References:
The new mineral erikapohlite, Cu3(Zn,Cu,Mg)4Ca2(AsO4)6· 2H2O, the Ca-dominant analogue of keyite, from Tsumeb, Namibia.
Schlüter, J., Malcherek, T. Mihailova, B. and Gebhard, G. (2013)
N. Jb. Miner. Abh. (J. Min. Geochem.) , 190/3 Notes / Further information:
From the collection Dr. Georg Gebhard, Germany. Type Specimen Catalogue Entry: http://www.typmineral.uni-hamburg.de/tables/en/erikapohlite.html
(□ 0.5 Cu 0.5 )CuCaZn2(AsO4)3·H2O Type locality: Namibia, Tsumeb, Tsumeb mine Associated minerals: Lammerit, conichalcit, quartz Collection: Mineralogisches Museum - Universität Hamburg Catalogue−No. / Site: TS 117c Nature of type specimen: Mineral specimen References:
The new mineral erikapohlite, Cu3(Zn,Cu,Mg)4Ca2(AsO4)6· 2H2O, the Ca-dominant analogue of keyite, from Tsumeb, Namibia.
Schlüter, J., Malcherek, T. Mihailova, B. and Gebhard, G. (2013)
N. Jb. Miner. Abh. (J. Min. Geochem.) , 190/3 Notes / Further information:
From the collection Dr. Georg Gebhard, Germany. Type Specimen Catalogue Entry: http://www.typmineral.uni-hamburg.de/tables/en/erikapohlite.html
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The Mineralogical Museum's mineral collection contains minerals, gemstones and precious stones as well as syntheses and imitations of minerals. The collection provides the basis for mineralogical research and teaching at the University of Hamburg. It has grown since 1988 from about 1,600 to date (2022) about 3,155 of the currently approximately 5,800 recognized mineral species, making it one of the largest mineralogical reference collections in Germany. In the context of geodiversity research, numerous new minerals have been scientifically described in the Mineralogical Museum and are deposited in the museum as so-called type minerals.
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