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Feinglosite

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Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
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Formula:
Pb
 
2
(Zn,Fe
2+
 
)[OH|SO
 
4
|AsO
 
4
]
System:MonoclinicLustre:Adamantine
Hardness:4 - 5
Name:Named after Mark N. Feinglos (b. 1948), Professor at the Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A., who discovered the mineral. (Please note Am. Min. incorrectly reported middle initial as D)
This page provides mineralogical data about Feinglosite.

Classification of Feinglosite

IMA status:Approved 1995
Strunz 8th edition ID:7/B.24-45
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:8.BG.05

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
B : Phosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2O
G : With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.5:1
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Type Occurrence of Feinglosite

Type Locality:Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia

Physical Properties of Feinglosite

Lustre:Adamantine
Hardness (Mohs):4 - 5

Crystallography of Feinglosite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 8.973(6) Å, b = 5.955(3) Å, c = 7.766(6) Å
β = 112.20(6)°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.507 : 1 : 1.304
Unit Cell Volume:V 384.21 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:2
Comment:Space group P21/m or P21.

Chemical Properties of Feinglosite

Formula:
Pb
 
2
(Zn,Fe
2+
 
)[OH|SO
 
4
|AsO
 
4
]
Essential elements:As, H, O, Pb, Zn
All elements listed in formula:As, Fe, H, O, Pb, S, Zn

Relationship of Feinglosite to other Species

Member of Group:
Brackebuschite Group:
M
2+
2
M
3+
 
[OH|(TO
 
4
)
 
2
]
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
8.BG.05Arsentsumebite
Pb
 
2
Cu[OH|SO
 
4
|AsO
 
4
]
8.BG.05Bearthite
Ca
 
2
Al[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
8.BG.05Brackebuschite
Pb
 
2
(Mn
3+
 
,Fe
3+
 
)[OH|(VO
 
4
)
 
2
]
8.BG.05Gamagarite
Ba
 
2
(Fe
3+
 
,Mn
3+
 
)[OH|(VO
 
4
)
 
2
]
8.BG.05Goedkenite
(Sr,Ca)
 
2
Al[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
8.BG.05UM1994-19-PO:CuHMoPb
Pb
 
2
CuOHPO
 
4
(Mo,As,Cr,Ga)O
 
4
8.BG.05Tsumebite
Pb
 
2
Cu[OH|SO
 
4
|PO
 
4
]
8.BG.05Arsenbrackebuschite
Pb
 
2
(Fe
3+
 
,Zn
2+
 
)[(OH,H
 
2
O)|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
]
8.BG.05Bushmakinite
Pb
 
2
Al[OH|PO
 
4
|VO
 
4
]
8.BG.05Tokyoite
Ba
 
2
(Mn
3+
 
,Fe
3+
 
)[OH|(VO
 
4
)
 
2
]
8.BG.05Calderónite
Pb
 
2
Fe
3+
 
[OH|(VO
 
4
)
 
2
]
8.BG.10Mélonjosephite
CaFe
2+
 
Fe
3+
 
[OH|(PO
 
4
)
 
2
]
8.BG.15Tancoite
LiNa
 
2
Al[OH|HPO
 
4
|PO
 
4
]

Other Names for Feinglosite

Synonyms:
IMA1995-013
Other Languages:
German:Feinglosit
Spanish:Feinglosita

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 Feinglosite

Reference List:Mineralogical Record: 28: 484.

Clark, A. M., Criddle, A. J., Roberts, A. C., Bonardi, M. & Moffatt, E. A. (1997): Feinglosite, a new mineral related to brackebuschite, from Tsumeb, Namibia.: Mineralogical Magazine: 61, 285-289.

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    Localities for Feinglosite

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    • Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture
      • Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District
        • Lavrion District Mines
          • Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza)
            • Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines)
    		J. Gröbner und U. Kolitsch (2002): Neufunde von Laurion aus den Jahren 2001 und 2002. Aufschluss 53 (5-6), 363-371.
    Namibia
     
    • Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region
      • Tsumeb
    		Min.Mag.(1997), 61, 285-289
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