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Kidney Ore from
Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia


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Kidney Ore, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
01139520017366134245075.jpg
Kidney Ore, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Kidney Ore, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite var: Kidney Ore
Formula:Fe2O3
Comments:Botryoidal hemantite was found on large mimetite crystal, partially pseudomorphosing them.
According to Gebhard, the pocket was found on level 46.
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Goethite1
Mimetite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kidney Ore data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1578279
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1578279:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
De Bondt, Paul (n.d.) Personal communication.
Keller, Paul, Bartelke, Wolfgang (1982) Tsumeb [Namibia]! New Minerals and Their Associations. The Mineralogical Record, 13 (3) 137-147
Gebhard, Georg (1999) Tsumeb Vol. 2 - A Unique Mineral Locality - Tsumeb. GG Publishing. p.1-328.
 
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