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Dechenite

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Formula:
PbZn(VO
 
4
,AsO
 
4
)(OH)
A variety of Descloizite

An arsenatian variety of Descloizite.
Originally described from an unnamed quarry near Niederschlettenbach, Bad Bergzabern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Classification of Dechenite

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Chemical Properties of Dechenite

Formula:
PbZn(VO
 
4
,AsO
 
4
)(OH)
Essential elements:H, O, Pb, V, Zn
All elements listed in formula:As, H, O, Pb, V, Zn

Other Names for Dechenite

Synonyms:
Rhombic Vanadinite
Other Languages:
German:Araeoxene
Aräoxen
Dechenit
Rhombischer Vanadinit
Spanish:Dechenita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Dechenite

Reference List:

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Bergemann (1850) Annalen der Physik, Halle, Leipzig: 80: 393.

Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 811.

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    • Localities for Dechenite

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    Austria
     
    • Carinthia
      • Karawanken
        • Ferlach
    		Naumann, Zirkel: "Elemente der Mineralogie", 13th ed., Leipzig (1898)
        • Hochobir
          • Zauchen
    		R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    Germany
     
    • Rhineland-Palatinate
      • Palatinate
        • Dahn (Dahner Felsenland)
          • Bobenthal
    		S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
          • Erlenbach bei Dahn
    		S. Weiß: "Mineralfundstellen, Deutschland West", Weise (Munich), 1990
          • Niederschlettenbach
    		Naumann, Zirkel: "Elemente der Mineralogie", 13th ed., Leipzig (1898); Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 814.
    USA
     
    • Colorado
      • Lake Co.
        • Leadville District
          • Leadville
            • Carbonate Hill
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    Ref: Geology and Mining Industry of Leadville, Samuel F. Emmons, 1886
    Geology and Mining Industry of Leadville, Samuel F. Emmons, 1886
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