Attikaite

TSNB35
Mineral

Mineral Species

Attikaite

Type Locality

No

Composition

Ca3Cu2Al2(AsO4)4(OH)4·2H2O

Crystal System

Orthorhombic

Status at Tsumeb

Doubtful

Entry Number

Species; TSNB35

General Notes

Attikaite was provisionally identified on behalf of Crystal Classics by Raman spectroscopy at the Royal Ontario Museum ( https://www.crystalclassics.co.uk/; accessed June, 2014). Subsequent analysis by XRD and EDS, however, failed to confirm it (M. Southwood, unpublished data).