Brianyoungite

TSNB59
Mineral

Mineral Species

Brianyoungite

Type Locality

No

Composition

Zn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4

Crystal System

Monoclinic

Status at Tsumeb

Questionable

Entry Number

Species; TSNB59

General Notes

The occurrence of brianyoungite at Tsumeb has been reported by "MineralMining.com" (https://www.mindat.org/locentry-20820.html; accessed June 2023), but the means of identification is not stated. There is no reference to brianyoungite in the peer-reviewed literature.


From a geochemical perspective the occurrence of brianyoungite at Tsumeb is entirely plausible but questionable status is retained pending analytical confirmation on material of unequivocal Tsumeb origin.