Mineral Species
Dufrénite
Type Locality
No
Composition
Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Status at Tsumeb
Doubtful
Entry Number
Species; TSNB110
General Notes
Dufrénite from Tsumeb is listed as "believed valid" on Mindat (https://www.mindat.org/locentry-100304.html; accessed April 2023). The entry implies that dufrénite was found in association with azurite but no further information is provided and there is no mention of dufrenite from Tsumeb in the peer-reviewed literature.
The occurrence of dufrenite at Tsumeb is considered doubtful pending analytical verification of the species on a specimen of unequivocal Tsumeb origin.
Associated Minerals
azurite (?)