leiteite (w. undetermined [gs1 (of gebhard 1999)])

TSNB614

Specimen

Exhibit 1. Leiteite (w. undetermined [GS1 (of Gebhard 1999)]); 65 mm.
Exhibit 1. Leiteite (w. undetermined [GS1 (of Gebhard 1999)]); 65 mm.
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood
Exhibit 2. 36 mm field of view.
Exhibit 2. 36 mm field of view.
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood
Exhibit 3. 42 mm field of view.
Exhibit 3. 42 mm field of view.
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood
Exhibit 4. Specimen label (Georg Gebhard).
Exhibit 4. Specimen label (Georg Gebhard).
Image Credit: Malcolm Southwood
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Title

leiteite (w. undetermined [gs1 (of gebhard 1999)])

Principal Mineral

Leiteite

Size

Cabinet; 65mm

Location in the Mine

Third oxidation zone; 44 Level; Zinc Pocket

Collection

Southwood, M. MS2014.296

Provenance

Gebhard, G.; Loomis, T.

Entry Type

Specimen TSNB614

Description

A shard of dense sulphide ore with a little intergrown quartz and a localised, sparse veneer of "GS1" - the amorphous green gel-like material of Gebhard (1999). A 35 mm aggregate of platy, pearly-white leiteite crystals rests directly on the sulphide (Exhibit 2) with a few platy microcrystals of hematite (?) at its base. The leiteite is stained green locally, apparently by the presence of "GS1"; the cause of the more extensive yellowish-brown colouration (Exhibit 3) has not been determined.

The specimen was purchased from Tom Loomis in 2014; it is accompanied by a "Sammlung Gebhard" label (Exhibit 4) indicating that the specimen is from the "Zinc Pocket, 3rd oxidation zone".

Associated Minerals

hematite (?); undetermined [GS1 of Gebhard (1999)]