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Asselbornite from
Walpurgis Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine (shaft 3), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany


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Asselbornite

Walpurgis Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Asselbornite

Walpurgis Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Asselbornite, etc.

Walpurgis Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Asselbornite

Walpurgis Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Asselbornite

Walpurgis Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Asselbornite

Walpurgis Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Asselbornite, etc.

Walpurgis Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
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Asselbornite

Walpurgis Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
09292460017271921165369.jpg
Asselbornite

Walpurgis Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
06691480017271921191188.jpg
Asselbornite

Walpurgis Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
09844170017271921227664.jpg
Asselbornite, etc.

Walpurgis Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
08906410017272000109577.jpg
Asselbornite

Walpurgis Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Vein
Classification
Species:Asselbornite
Formula:Pb(BiO)3(UO2)4(AsO4)2(OH)7 · 4H2O
Comments:Asselbornite occurs as translucent brown to lemon yellow idiomorphic cubic crystals up to -.3 mm in size. …The mineral is found in association with metauranospinite, uranophane and uranosphaerite in quartz gangue
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Trögerite
Uranophane
Zeunerite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Zeunerite3
Trögerite3
Phosphuranylite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Asselbornite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Walpurgis Flacher vein, Weißer Hirsch Mine (shaft 3), Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:164520
Long-form Identifier:1:3:164520:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.p.967
Sarp, H., Bertrand, J., Deferne, J. (1983) Asselbornite, (Pb,Ba)(UO2)6(BiO)4[(As,P)O4]2 (OH)12 * 3 H2O, a new uranium, bismuth, lead and barium hydrous arsenate. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 417-423.
Dunn, Pete J., Fleischer, Michael, Francis, Carl A., Langley, Richard H., Kissin, Stephen A., Shigley, Hames E., Vanko, David A., Zilczer, Janet A. (1984) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 69 (7-8) 810-815
Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (2000) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 4 - Arsenates, phosphates, vanadates. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona.
 
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