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Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
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Formula:
Pb
 
14
(VO
 
4
)
 
2
O
 
9
Cl
 
4
System:MonoclinicHardness:2 - 3
Name:
Named for the type locality, the Kombat mine.
This page provides mineralogical data about Kombatite.

Classification of Kombatite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:3/D.10-180
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.BO.20

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
O : With only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 about 1:1
Dana 8th edition ID:41.1.4.2

41 : ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES, ETC.CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
1 : (AB)m(XO4)pZq, where m:p > 4:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:22.2.15

22 : Phosphates, Arsenates or Vanadates with other Anions
2 : Phosphates, arsenates or vanadates with chloride
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Type Occurrence of Kombatite

Type Locality:Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Year of Discovery:1986

Physical Properties of Kombatite

Hardness (Mohs):2 - 3

Crystallography of Kombatite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 12.68Å, b = 22.56Å, c = 11.27Å
β = 118.11°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.562 : 1 : 0.5
Unit Cell Volume:V 2,843.63 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Kombatite

Formula:
Pb
 
14
(VO
 
4
)
 
2
O
 
9
Cl
 
4
Essential elements:Cl, O, Pb, V
All elements listed in formula:Cl, O, Pb, V

Relationship of Kombatite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.BO.05Nacaphite
Na
 
2
Ca(PO
 
4
)F
8.BO.10Preisingerite
Bi
 
3
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
O(OH)
8.BO.10Petitjeanite
Bi
 
3
(PO
 
4
)
 
2
O(OH)
8.BO.10Schumacherite
Bi
 
3
(VO
 
4
)
 
2
O(OH)
8.BO.15Atelestite
Bi
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)O(OH)
8.BO.15Hechtsbergite
Bi
 
2
(VO
 
4
)O(OH)
8.BO.15Smrkovecite
Bi
 
2
(PO
 
4
)O(OH)
8.BO.20Sahlinite
Pb
 
14
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
O
 
9
Cl
 
4
8.BO.25Heneuite
CaMg
 
5
(CO
 
3
)(PO
 
4
)
 
3
(OH)
8.BO.30Nefedovite
Na
 
5
Ca
 
4
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
F
8.BO.35Kuznetsovite
(Hg
+
2
)Hg
2+
 
(AsO
 
4
)Cl
8.BO.40Artsmithite
(Hg
+
2
)
 
2
Al(PO
 
4
)
 
1.74
(OH)
 
1.78
8.BO.45Schlegelite
Bi
 
7
(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
(MoO
 
4
)
 
2
O
 
4
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
22.2.1Sampleite
NaCaCu
 
5
(PO
 
4
)
 
4
Cl · 5H
 
2
O
22.2.2Lavendulan
NaCaCu
 
5
(AsO
 
4
)
 
4
Cl · 5H
 
2
O
22.2.3Chlorapatite
Ca
 
5
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
Cl
22.2.4Turneaureite
Ca
 
5
(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
Cl
22.2.5Shubnikovite
Ca
 
2
Cu
 
8
(AsO
 
4
)
 
6
(OH)Cl · 7H
 
2
O
22.2.6Richelsdorfite
Ca
 
2
Cu
 
5
Sb(AsO
 
4
)
 
4
(OH)
 
6
Cl · 6H
 
2
O
22.2.7Alforsite
Ba
 
5
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
Cl
22.2.8Morelandite
Ca
 
2
Ba
 
3
(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
Cl
22.2.9Pyromorphite
Pb
 
5
(PO
 
4
)
 
3
Cl
22.2.10Mimetite
Pb
 
5
(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
Cl
22.2.11Mimetite-M
Pb
 
5
(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
Cl
22.2.12Sahlinite
Pb
 
14
(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
O
 
9
Cl
 
4
22.2.13Georgiadèsite
Pb
 
4
(AsO
 
3
)Cl
 
4
(OH)
22.2.14Vanadinite
Pb
 
5
(VO
 
4
)
 
3
Cl
22.2.16Leningradite
PbCu
 
3
(VO
 
4
)
 
2
Cl
22.2.17Hedyphane
Pb
 
3
Ca
 
2
(AsO
 
4
)
 
3
Cl
22.2.18Nealite
Pb
 
4
Fe
2+
 
(As
3+
 
O
 
3
)
 
2
Cl
 
4
 · 2H
 
2
O

Other Names for Kombatite

Synonyms:
IMA1985-056
Other Languages:
German:Kombatit
Russian:Комбатит
Spanish:Kombatita

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 Kombatite

Reference List:

- +
American Mineralogist (1988): 73: 938.

American Mineralogist (1994): 79: 550-554.

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    Namibia
     
    • Otjozondjupa Region
      • Grootfontein District
        • Kombat
    		Neues Jahrbuch Min., Mh. (1986): 519-522; Mineralogical Record: 22: 421.
    UK
     
    • England
      • Somerset
        • Westbury on Trym
    		• Rumsey, M.S., (2008): The First British occurrence of Kombatite; Pb14[O9(VO4)2Cl4] from the “Wesley Mine” near Westbury on Trym, Bristol. Journal of the Russell Society, vol. 11, pp 51-53.
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