Minerals of Tsumeb

These are a few of my Tsumeb minerals which I am happy to share with you. There are over 600 specimens in the Tsumeb collection and as I am able to add more photographs I will. Any comments or questions please feel free to contact me. Tsumeb is, in my opinion, one of the most important mineral localities known with the worlds finest examples of many of the species, both common and rare.

Beudantite xls. studied

Brunogeierite xls Structure type John Innes Coll.

Elyite xls. John Innes Coll.

Mawbyite xls with Scorodite xls

Mawbyite xls on Scorodite xl

Arsenbrackebuschite xls with Chalcocite xls x-rayed spec.

Azurite xls - Green Hill open pit 2.75" x 2.25" lg xl 2"

Azurite xl.

Andyrobertsite, Calcioandyrobertsite

on Zinc Olivenite - Holotype specimen Mineralogical Record Cover

Bartelkeite xls,Germanite,Renierite structure type.

Bartelkeite xls closeup structure type

Arsentsumebite xls. studied specimen

X-Rayed and Raman

Bayldonite xls, Zincolivenite xls. John Innes Coll.

Betpakdalite CaCa studied spec. 2.25" high

Scorodite xls with inclusions of Betpakdalite CaMg structure type

Betpakdalite CaMg xls with Scorodite xl holotype specimen

Beudantite xls from Sid Pieters

Brunogeierite xls,Stottite xl (broken),Zincian Siderite

Brunogeierite xls(closer view) structure type

Carminite xls.with Beudantite xls.

Bayldonite xls., Zincolivinite xls. and Schultenite xled.

Lammerite xls with Chalcanthite

Legrandite xls.

Reinerite xls on Legrandite xls.

Segnitite xls.

Beudantite xls. 3" across

Linarite xls. "The Green Hill"

Schneiderhohnite xls. John Innes Coll.

Leadhillite xls,Kegelite xls. Alamosite xls

Stibioclaudetite xl, Leiteite Holotype spec

Dioptase xls.

Ekatite xls. studied spec.

Fleischerite xls. on Cerussite xl. part of Holotype

Furutobeite xls. (larger view spec. above)

Furutobeite xls structure done but not published

Gaitite xls. on Ferrilotharmeyerite

Hedyphane xls.

Hidalgoite xls. on Quartz, Malachite x-rayed and microprobed

Keyite xls.,Cuproadamite and Schultenite - structure type

Lammerite xls, Chalcanthite John Innes Coll.

Leadhillite xls. 3.25" x 2"

Leadhillite xls. on Kegelite xls.

Linarite xls. "Old green Hill"

Ludlockite xls

Mawbyite xls. on Scorodite xls/

Mawbyite xls with Wulfenite xls

Olivenite xls. on Tsumcorite xls.

Olivenite xls.

Phosgenite xls.

Plumbotsumite xls with Alamosite xls.

Reinerite xl. from first find in 1956 2" long

Schneiderhohnite xls John Innes Coll.

Schneiderhohnite xls. John Innes Coll.

Scorodite xls.

Segnitite xls. John Innes Coll.

Sohngeite twin xls. with Quartz xls

Spertiniite xls. x-rayed and studied

Stibioclaudetite xls. Holotype specimen

Stottite xls with Ludlockite xls. John Innes Coll.

microprobed specimen

Stranskiite xled veins x-rayed and studied

Talmessite xls Large yellow xls

Talmessite xl.

Tsumcorite xls. on Willemite xled balls

Tsumcorite xls. x-rayed

Warikahnite xls. x-rayed

Mineralogical Record Cocer

Wilhelmkleinite xls with Parasymplesite xls. John Innes Coll. (studied)

Wilhelmkleinite xls with Parasymplesite xls (all studied and confirmed)

This is an entirely different find of Wilhelmkleinite from the first one which was on Scorodite and the first confirmation of Parasymplesite at Tsumeb.

Wilhelmkleinite xl. ( 10 mm) on Scorodite xl with Gerdtremmelite xls

Zincolivenite xls. with Bayldonite xls. John Innes Coll

Beudantite xls. studied specimen

Ekatite xls - entire specimen (photo by rruff projrct)

The mineral was named after Dieter Ekat owner of the Rubikon Mine,. This specimen was considered to be finest one known of the species and belonged to Herbert Nagele.

Ekatite xls. (photo by rruff project)

closeup of the previous specimen which is illustrated in the book "Namibia" by Ranier Bode. The specimen was from the collection of Herbert Nagele and is shown on page 526

Beudantite xls.

Keyite xls.with Cuprian Adamite xls

Bayldonite xls. (studied specimen)

Ferrilotharmeyerite xls. (studied specimen)

Elyite xls.

Dundasite xls. with Azurite

Germanite with Renierite

Ludlockite xls with Kottegite xls

Kottigite xls. with Ludlockite xls.(studied specimen)

Olivenite xls.

Renierite

Tsumgallite on Renierite,Gallite (microprobed and x-rayed)

Gerdtremmelite xled brown balls part of Holotype spec.

Kegelite xled.

Kegelite cleavage

Tsumcorite xls.

Zincroselite xls. (Holotype specimen)

32 level, 1 sub-level, W 40 stope

Ianbrucite xls (holotype)

Ianbrucite xls on Leiteite (holotype)

Alamosite xls. & Melanotekite on Anglesite

Alamosite xls ,Melanotekite balls, Anglesite

Alamosite xls (now in Canadian Museum of Nature)

Anglesite xl (blue) on Dolomite xls. CMof N.

Arsentsumebite pseudo after Mimetite xls.CMofN

Barite xls on Smithsonite xls

Azurite xls coll. mid 1950's

Azurite xls on Germanite,Malachite

Azurite xls, Malachite - Old Green Hill (Kegel coll)

Azurite xl coll before 1970, CM of N

Azurite xl. coll in 80's CM of N

Azurite xls - Easter Pocket 1994 (very large)

Bayldonite xls.

Brochantite xls.

Cerussite honeycomb twins CM of N

Bradaczekite xled blue with Koritnigite xls (white) x-rayed

Cerussite elongated twin xls (front view)

Cerussite twin xls side view of previous spec.

Cerussite honeycomb twin xls

Cerussite xls.

Cerussite twin xls. CM of N

Covellite xls.

Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite xls.

Chalcotrichite xls in Calcite xls, Malachite xls.

Dioptase xls with Cerussite twins CM of N

Djurleite xls CM of N

Dolomite xls.

Fleischerite xls with Kegelite xls. (Bode book)

Fleischerite xls on Leadhillite xl (2.25 " long)

Fluorite xl on sulfides

Lammerite xls,Chalcanthite,Anhydrite

Gerdtremmelite xls,Scorodite,Stolzite

Lavendulan cleavage plates

Leadhillite xl on Anglesite xl CM of N

Leadhillite xl group CM of N

Leadhillite xls on Kegelite xls, Plumbotsumeite

Legrandite xls on Pink Smithsonite xls 4400 pocket

Legrandite xls 4400 pocket

Linarite xls - very old spec from Green Hill

Linarite xls (closeup) Green Hill

Ludjibaite

Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite xl CM of N

Paradamite xls 4400 level (1992)

Otavite xls large, rich xls. - Old Green Hill

Otavite xls with Rosasite (closeup of prev)

Rosasite xls (closeup) finest ever found

Reinerite xls on Legrandite xls 4400 level (1992)

Reinerite xl. original find about 1956 coll.John Innes 6 cm long

Rosasite pseudo after Azurite xl CM of N

Rosasite xls. Structure Type CM of N

Reinerite xl on Leiteite xl 4400 level (1992)

Schaurteite mass of xls.

Schneiderhohnite xls. CM of N

Schultenite xls.

Scorodite xls. with Anglesite xls Martin Ehrman spec.

Scorodite xls (see next slide)

Mansfieldite (yellow) on Scorodite xls X-rayed

Anglesite xls on Scorodite xls CM of N

Scorodite xls. gemmy over 2" long

Smithsonite xls.

Smithsonite xls (Cobaltian) CM of N

Stibnite xls.

Mimetite xls CM of N

Mimetite xls (Closeup)

Mimetite xls.

Molybdofornacite xls on Dioptase xls - John Innes coll.

Olivenite xls.

Olivenite xl on Bayldonite (large xl) CM of N

Olivenite xls. (very large)

Wulfenite xl on Dioptase xls

Willemite (Cadmium) xls.

Yvonite xls. (confirmed by Raman)

Miners Prize Belt (Keivut Rust) ]

Vanackerite xls. on Thometzekite