Mineral Species
Graphite
Type Locality
No
Composition
C
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Status at Tsumeb
Confirmed
Abundance
Somewhat rare
Distribution
First, second and third (?) oxidation zones; country rocks (dolostone stratigraphy, shungite)
Paragenesis
Rock-forming (diagenetic); supergene (?)
Entry Number
Species; TSNB155
General Notes
Graphite was listed as occurring in both the first and second oxidation zones by Strunz et al. (1958a). The presence of graphite at Tsumeb was also recorded by Lombaard et al. (1986) who considered its occurrence as "sparse", i.e., widely distributed but in small amounts.
Schluter et al. (2010) listed graphite as a component of the krieselite type assemblage.
Associated Minerals
albite; almandine; anglesite; biotite series; clinochlore; epidote; fluorapatite; ilmenite; krieselite; microcline; montmorillonite; muscovite; orthoclase; quartz; rutile; titanite; tourmaline supergroup; wulfenite; zircon
