Dufrénite

TSNB110
Mineral

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 (?)