Mineral Species
Brindleyite
Type Locality
No
Composition
(Ni2Al)(AlSi)O5(OH)4
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Status at Tsumeb
Believed valid
Abundance
Extremely rare
Distribution
Undetermined
Paragenesis
Supergene
Entry Number
Species; TSNB61
General Notes
The presence of brindleyite has been reported by Joy Désor on the basis of XRD and standardless EDS analysis (Joy Désor - New minerals for the Tsumeb mine, Namibia (mindat.org); accessed October 2022). Brindleyite forms colourless-beige aggregates in cavities in sulphide ore containing chalcocite and germanite.
Associated Minerals
chalcocite; germanite
