Arsentsumebite Mineral Data

General Arsentsumebite Information

Chemical Formula:

Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 729.94 gm

Copper 8.71 % Cu 10.90 % CuO

Arsenic 10.26 % As 15.74 % As₂O₅

Hydrogen 0.14 % H 1.23 % H₂O

Lead 56.77 % Pb 61.16 % PbO

Sulfur 4.39 % S 10.97 % SO₃

Oxygen 19.73 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Pb₂Cu(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)

Environment:

A rare mineral in the oxidized zone of a dolostone-hosted hydrothermal polymetallic ore deposit (Tsumeb, Namibia); in a hydrothermal polymetallic barite-fluorite deposit (Clara mine , Germany).

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1935

Locality:

From Tsumeb, Namibia. In the Clara mine, near Oberwolfach, Black Forest, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named as the "arsenate" analog of "tsumebite."

Name Pronunciation:

Arsentsumebite + Pronunciation

Arsentsumebite Image

Images:

Arsentsumebite

Comments: Crystallized arsentsumebite in a vuggy rock matrix.
Location: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Scale: Crystals to 0.25mm.
© John Veevaert

Arsentsumebite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.4949:1:1.3243

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.85, b = 5.92, c = 7.84, Z = 2; beta = 112.6° V = 379.21 Den(Calc)= 6.39

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.25(1), 4.8(0.65), 2.76(0.6),

Physical Properties of Arsentsumebite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Yellow green, Emerald green.

Density:

6.46

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Opaque

Hardness:

4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite

Luster:

Adamantine - Metallic

Streak:

light green

Optical Properties of Arsentsumebite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.03 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.041 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1551,KPDmeas= 0.1534,KC= 0.149
Ncalc = 1.95 - 1.96

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.97, b=1.992, g=2.011, bire=0.0410, 2V(Calc)=84, 2V(Meas)=88.

Calculated Properties of Arsentsumebite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.58 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Arsentsumebite =6.46 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.12
Boson Index = 0.88

Photoelectric:

PE_{Arsentsumebite}=1,022.00 barns/electron
U=PE_{Arsentsumebite} x rElectron Density=5,698.24 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Arsentsumebite is Not Radioactive

Arsentsumebite Classification

Dana Class:

43.04.02.02 (43)Compound Phosphates, etc.

(43.04)(Anhydrous Compound Anions With Hydroxyl or Halogen)

(43.04.02)Tsumebite Group

43.04.02.01 Tsumebite Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

43.04.02.02 Arsentsumebite Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

08.BG.05 08 - PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES

08.B - Phosphates, etc. with Additional Anions, without H2O

08.BG -With medium-sized and large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.5:1

08.BG.05 Arsenbrackebuschite Pb2(Fe,Zn)(AsO4)2•(H2O) P 2₁/m 2/m

08.BG.05 Bearthite Ca2Al(PO4)2(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

08.BG.05 Arsentsumebite Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

08.BG.05 Brackebuschite Pb2(Mn,Fe)(VO4)2(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

08.BG.05 Feinglosite! Pb2(Zn,Fe)[(As,S)O4]2•(H2O) P 2₁,P 2₁/m Mono

08.BG.05 Gamagarite Ba2(Fe,Mn)(VO4)2(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

08.BG.05 Goedkenite (Sr,Ca)2Al(PO4)2(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

08.BG.05 Tsumebite Pb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

08.BG.05 Calderonite! Pb2Fe(VO4)2(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

08.BG.05 Bushmakinite! Pb2Al(PO4)(VO4)(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

08.BG.05 Tokyoite! Ba2Mn(VO4)2(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

Other Arsentsumebite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic4) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Arsentsumebite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
3 - Athena
4 - EUROmin Project
5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
6 - GeoScienceWorld
7 - Google Images
8 - Google Scholar
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
11 - MinDAT
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - Online Mineral Museum
14 - QUT Mineral Atlas
15 - Ruff.Info

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Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)
Dana No: 43.04.02.02 Strunz No: 08.BG.05
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