Beusite from
Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Locality type: | Slag Locality | |
Classification | ||
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Species: | Beusite | |
Formula: | Mn2+Mn22+ (PO4)2 | |
Formation: | Post-mining/Anthropogenic | |
Comments: | As reddish brown indistinct crystals forming crusts in or filling pore walls in iron-rich slag. Rarely monoclinic transparent to translucent crystals with glassy lustre up to 3mm associated with vivianite, switzerite, and other phosphates. | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Believed Valid | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Beusite data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Genna zinc smelter slag locality, Helmke quarry nature reserve, Letmathe, Iserlohn, Märkischer Kreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1016207 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1016207:1 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | 7fb6537e-969b-4fa3-9c42-cab9b26564e5 | |
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