Gerdtremmelite R100224



Name: Gerdtremmelite
RRUFF ID: R100224
Ideal Chemistry: ZnAl2(AsO4)(OH)5
Locality: Tsumeb, Namibia
Source: William Pinch [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Spherical aggregrates of tabular brown crystals with white pyrophyllite on scorodite. This is a portion of the type sample.
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R100224
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 50% of 150mW
REFERENCES for Gerdtremmelite

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Schmetzer K, Medenbach O (1985) Gerdtremmelite, (Zn,Fe)(Al,Fe)2[(AsO4)|(OH)5], a new mineral from Tsumeb, Namibia, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1985, 1-6

Hawthorne F C, Dunn P J, Grice J D, Puziewicz J, Shigley J E (1986) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 71, 845-847   [view file]