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|   |   | Name: Jamesite RRUFF ID: R060274 Ideal Chemistry: Pb2ZnFe3+2(Fe3+,Zn)4(AsO4)4(OH)8(OH,O)2 Locality: Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otavi District, Oshikoto, Namibia Source: Michael Scott S100195 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Reddish-brown bladed crystals coated with white dolomite and associated with dark green duftite Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. | 
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| REFERENCES for Jamesite | |
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| American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] | |
| 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] | |
| Fleischer M, Cabri L J (1981) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 66, 1274-1280 [view file] | |
| Keller P, Hess H, Dunn P J (1981) Jamesite, Pb2Zn2Fe3+5O4(AsO4)5, a new mineral from Tsumeb, Namibia, Chemie der Erde, 40, 105-109 | |
| Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C (1999) Local Pb2+◻ disorder in the crystal structure of jamesite, Pb2ZnFe3+2(Fe3+2.8Zn1.2)(AsO4)4(OH)8[(OH)1.2O0.8], and revision of the chemical formula, The Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 53-60 [view file] | |
| Jambor J L, Roberts A C (2000) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 85, 263-266 [view file] | |
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