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Arsentsumebite

Arsentsumebite is a lead-copper, arsenate-sulfate containing hydroxyl characterized in 1966; it is the arsenate analogue of Tsumebite (as demonstrated by its name), and is a member of the Brackebuschite Group. It forms emerald green, apple green, yellow-green, distorted crystals with a vitreous luster, with occasionally complex twinning is observed and is often found in aggregates and as crusts. The type locality for Arsentsumebite is the namesake Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia, a world-class polymetallic orebody with complex mineralogy attributed not only to its primary sulfide ores, but also the later stage oxidation event that produced secondary enrichment of the sulfides and a plethora of colorful and chemically complex minerals in the very large and well developed oxidation zone. minerals associated with arsentsumebite at this type locality include malachite, cerussite, azurite, smithsonite, bayldonite, duftite, mimetite, conichalcite, quartz. In the USA, the somewhat obscure Buckhorn mine in the Red Cloud district, Lincoln Co., New Mexico, is host to a hydrothermal polymetallic barite–fluorite deposit comprising a relatively diverse suite of secondary minerals such as azurite, malachite, austinite, brochantite, duftite, spangolite, cornubite, wulfenite vanadinite, and mimetite in addition to arsentsumebite. Other localities include the Clara mine, near Oberwolfach, Black Forest, Germany; the the Anticline prospect, near Ashburton Downs homestead, Capricorn Range, Western Australia, and Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia; and at Moldava, near Teplice, Czech Republic.

You can buy these rare green crystals online from The Arkenstone, www.iRocks.com to add fine mineral specimens to your collection.

Azurite and Cerussite on Arsentsumebite
TSU17-15
Azurite and Cerussite on Arsentsumebite
$3,000.00
Small Cabinet, 6.8 x 5.6 x 4.5 cm
1st Oxide Zone, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
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Arsentsumebite pseudo after Mimetite
TSU20-74
Arsentsumebite pseudo after Mimetite
Miniature, 3.9 x 2.7 x 2.8 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Azurite and Arsentsumebite (Type Locality)
FLYNNTN-30
Azurite and Arsentsumebite (Type Locality)
Thumbnail, 2.6 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otikoto Region, Namibia
(2 more images)
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Arsentsumebite ps after Mimetite
FLYNNTN-11
Arsentsumebite ps after Mimetite
Thumbnail, 2.0 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otikoto Region, Namibia
(2 more images)
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Anglesite, Azurite, and Arsentsumebite (TL)
FLYNNTN-09
Anglesite, Azurite, and Arsentsumebite (TL)
Thumbnail, 2.1 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otikoto Region, Namibia
(2 more images)
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Azurite on Arsentsumebite (TL)
TSU17-19
Azurite on Arsentsumebite (TL)
Small Cabinet, 5.7 x 4.5 x 4.4 cm
1st Oxide Zone, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
(5 more images)
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Arsentsumebite (illustrated as Tsumebite)
RARE16G-12
Arsentsumebite (illustrated as Tsumebite)
Miniature, 3.7 x 2.9 x 2.6 cm
Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto region, , Namibia
(3 more images)
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Azurite With Arsentsumebite
SOREG15-50
Azurite With Arsentsumebite
Small Cabinet, 9.0 x 5.9 x 3.3 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
(6 more images)
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Malachite, Azurite, Cerussite, Arsentsumebite
MD-216726
Malachite, Azurite, Cerussite, Arsentsumebite
Small Cabinet, 6.5 x 5.5 x 5.1 cm
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
(1 more images)
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Beudantite, Arsentsumebite, Cerussite
MD-131118
Beudantite, Arsentsumebite, Cerussite
Toenail, 2.9 x 2.4 x 2.0 cm
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
(1 more images)
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Azurite, Arsentsumebite
MD-272646
Azurite, Arsentsumebite
Thumbnail, 2.5 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
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Azurite, Arsentsumebite
MD-174207
Azurite, Arsentsumebite
Miniature, 3.7 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
(1 more images)
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Azurite, Arsentsumebite
MD-174056
Azurite, Arsentsumebite
Small Cabinet, 6.6 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
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Azurite, Cerussite, Arsentsumebite
MD-174058
Azurite, Cerussite, Arsentsumebite
Small Cabinet, 8.3 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
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Azurite, Arsentsumebite
MD-155865
Azurite, Arsentsumebite
Miniature, 3.6 x 3.9 x 3.1 cm
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
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Azurite, Arsentsumebite
MD-170567
Azurite, Arsentsumebite
Small Cabinet, 6.8 x 4.2 x 3.5 cm
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
(1 more images)
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Azurite, Arsentsumebite
MD-47265
Azurite, Arsentsumebite
Miniature, 4.7 x 3.7 x 1.6 cm
Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
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Arsentsumebite, Azurite, Bayldonite
MD-234878
Arsentsumebite, Azurite, Bayldonite
Miniature, 4.2 x 3.1 x 1.5 cm
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
(1 more images)
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Arsentsumebite
MD-174136
Arsentsumebite
Miniature, 4.3 x 4.0 x 2.2 cm
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
(1 more images)
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Arsentsumebite
MD-61208
Arsentsumebite
Miniature, 3.9 x 3.4 x 2.3 cm
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia
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Arsentsumebite With Azurite
RUT380
Arsentsumebite With Azurite
Miniature, 3.7 x 2.8 x 2.4 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
(2 more images)
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Arsentsumebite on Anglesite
D06-77
Arsentsumebite on Anglesite
Miniature, 4.5 x 4.0 x 2.4 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
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Azurite With Arsentsumebite (Easter Pocket)
MF22
Azurite With Arsentsumebite (Easter Pocket)
Thumbnail, 2.3 x 1.3 x 1.8 cm
Easter Pocket, 28 Level, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
(1 more images)
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Arsentsumebite Pseudo. After Mimetite
GH17
Arsentsumebite Pseudo. After Mimetite
Miniature, 5.6 x 4.3 x 2.9 cm
Tsumeb Mine, Namibia, Africa
(2 more images)
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