[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"minerals:one:3892":3},{"id":4,"longid":5,"guid":6,"name":7,"shortcode_ima":8,"entrytype":9,"entrytype_text":10,"varietyof":11,"synid":11,"polytypeof":11,"groupid":12,"weighting":13,"nolocadd":14,"blacklisted":14,"mindat_formula":15,"mindat_formula_note":11,"ima_formula":15,"elements":16,"sigelements":21,"key_elements":22,"impurities":11,"cim":23,"ima_status":24,"ima_notes":11,"ima_history":11,"approval_year":11,"publication_year":11,"discovery_year":27,"strunz10ed1":28,"strunz10ed2":29,"strunz10ed3":29,"strunz10ed4":30,"dana8ed1":31,"dana8ed2":32,"dana8ed3":33,"dana8ed4":34,"csystem":35,"cclass":36,"spacegroup":36,"spacegroupset":37,"a":38,"b":39,"c":40,"alpha":41,"beta":42,"gamma":43,"aerror":11,"berror":11,"cerror":11,"alphaerror":11,"betaerror":11,"gammaerror":11,"va3":11,"z":44,"csmetamict":14,"commentcrystal":11,"twinning":11,"tranglide":11,"parting":11,"epitaxidescription":11,"morphology":45,"tlform":11,"hmin":46,"hmax":46,"hardtype":11,"vhnmin":37,"vhnmax":37,"vhnerror":11,"vhng":11,"vhns":11,"commenthard":11,"dmeas":47,"dmeas2":47,"dcalc":48,"dmeaserror":11,"dcalcerror":11,"commentdense":11,"lustre":49,"lustretype":50,"commentluster":51,"diapheny":52,"streak":53,"colour":54,"commentcolor":11,"colors":55,"streak_colors":62,"luminescence":11,"uv":11,"cleavage":63,"cleavagetype":64,"fracturetype":65,"tenacity":11,"commentbreak":11,"opticaltype":66,"opticalsign":67,"opticalalpha":68,"opticalalpha2":37,"opticalalphaerror":11,"opticalbeta":69,"opticalbeta2":37,"opticalbetaerror":11,"opticalgamma":70,"opticalgamma2":37,"opticalgammaerror":11,"opticalomega":37,"opticalomega2":37,"opticalomegaerror":11,"opticalepsilon":37,"opticalepsilon2":37,"opticalepsilonerror":11,"opticaln":37,"opticaln2":37,"opticalnerror":11,"optical2vcalc":37,"optical2vcalc2":37,"optical2vcalcerror":11,"optical2vmeasured":71,"optical2vmeasured2":37,"optical2vmeasurederror":11,"rimin":72,"rimax":73,"opticaldispersion":74,"opticalpleochroism":11,"opticalpleochorismdesc":11,"opticalbirefringence":11,"opticalcomments":11,"opticalcolour":11,"opticalinternal":11,"opticaltropic":11,"opticalanisotropism":11,"opticalbireflectance":11,"opticalextinction":75,"opticalr":11,"specdispm":11,"ir":11,"electrical":11,"magnetism":11,"thermalbehaviour":11,"other":76,"industrial":11,"occurrence":77,"otheroccurrence":11,"type_specimen_store":78,"description_short":79,"aboutname":80,"rock_parent":11,"rock_parent2":11,"rock_root":9,"rock_bgs_code":11,"meteoritical_code":11,"updttime":81,"reviewed_at":11,"variety_of":11,"varieties":82,"group_members":83,"associates":91,"confused_with":92,"type_localities":94,"occurrence_total":101,"citations":102,"images":191,"structures":440,"synonyms":455,"language_names":457,"wikidata_qid":500,"texts":501},3892,"1:1:3892:4","aa89ffda-467d-4665-a342-c3da2f10a344","Tarbuttite","Tbt",0,"mineral",null,44182,2022,false,"Zn\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)(OH)",[17,18,19,20],"Zn","O","P","H",[17,18,19,20],[17],"19.6.1",[25,26],"APPROVED","GRANDFATHERED","1907","8","B","35","41","6","7","1","Triclinic",2,"0","5.55","5.7","6.47","102.68","102.81","86.88",8,"Crystals equant to short prismatic [001]. Commonly found as sheaf-like aggregates or as crusts. Individual crystals commonly rounded and deeply striated.",3.5,"4.12","4.19","Vitreous","Vitreous,Pearly","Lustre pearly on the cleavage surfaces.","Transparent,Translucent","White","White, colourless, yellow, red green or brown; colourless in transmitted light.",[56,57,58,59,60,61],"white","colorless","yellow","red","green","brown",[56],"On {010}, perfect.","Perfect","Irregular\u002FUneven","Biaxial","-","1.66","1.705","1.713","50",1.66,1.713,"weak","X (7°,58°); Y (159°,25°); Z (−86°,80°) [using (φ,ρ)].","May form pseudomorphs after smithsonite, descloizite and possibly also hemimorphite. May alter to parahopeite.","Upper portion of the oxidation zone where phosphatic solutions reacted with earlier formed hemimorphite and cerussite.","Muséum Nationale d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 108.1886.","A rare secondary zinc phosphate. A synthetic orthorhombic (libethenite-type) polymorph is known (Harrison et al., 1995).","Named after Percy Coventry Tarbutt (1873 - 24 May 1943), mineralogist and one of the African mining 'jungle magnates'. A director of the Consolidated Gold Fields of South Africa and a director of the Broken Hill Exploration Company. He collected some of the first specimens at Broken Hill (now Kabwe), Zambia.","2025-10-26 20:13:00",[],[84],{"id":85,"name":86,"entrytype":9,"csystem":35,"ima_formula":87,"mindat_formula":87,"hmin":46,"hmax":46,"dmeas":88,"dcalc":89,"primary_image_id":90},3086,"Paradamite","Zn\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(AsO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)(OH)","4.55","4.595",18627,[],[93],{"id":85,"name":86,"entrytype":9,"csystem":35,"ima_formula":87,"mindat_formula":87,"hmin":46,"hmax":46,"dmeas":88,"dcalc":89,"primary_image_id":90},[95],{"id":96,"txt":97,"latitude":98,"longitude":99,"country":100},4341,"Kabwe Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia",-14.4552843,28.4335968,"Zambia",11,[103,107,112,116,121,125,129,133,137,141,145,149,154,159,163,167,172,177,181,186],{"id":104,"year":105,"html":106,"doi":11},16125199,1907,"Spencer, L.J. (1907) Societies and Academies: Mineralogical Society. Nature: 76: 215-215.",{"id":108,"year":109,"html":110,"doi":111},4769,1908,"Spencer, L. J. (1908) On Hopeite and other zinc phosphates and associated minerals from the Broken Hill mines, North-Western Rhodesia. \u003Ci>Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society\u003C\u002Fi>,  15 (68) 1-38 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1180\u002Fminmag.1908.015.68.02'>doi:10.1180\u002Fminmag.1908.015.68.02\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002FMinMag\u002FVolume_15\u002F15-68-1.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1180\u002Fminmag.1908.015.68.02",{"id":113,"year":114,"html":115,"doi":11},16125201,1913,"Rosický (1913) Bull. Ac. Sc. Bohême: 18: no. 35.",{"id":117,"year":118,"html":119,"doi":120},647767,1921,"Larsen, Esper S. (1921) The microscopic determination of the nonopaque minerals. \u003Ci>Bulletin\u003C\u002Fi> 679. US Geological Survey \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.3133\u002Fb679'>doi:10.3133\u002Fb679\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fpubs.usgs.gov\u002Fbul\u002F0679\u002Freport.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.3133\u002Fb679",{"id":122,"year":123,"html":124,"doi":11},16125203,1931,"Buttgenbach and Mélon (1931) Acadamie Royale de Belgique, Bulletin de la Classe des Sciences: 5: 17: 892.",{"id":126,"year":127,"html":128,"doi":11},520831,1938,"Richmond, Wallace E. (1938) Tarbuttite. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  23 (12) 881-893 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM23\u002FAM23_881.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":130,"year":131,"html":132,"doi":11},521031,1940,"Richmond, Wallace E. (1940) Crystal chemistry of the phosphates, arsenates and vanadates of the type A2XO4(Z). \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  25 (7). 441-479 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM25\u002FAM25_441.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":134,"year":135,"html":136,"doi":11},1118652,1951,"Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) \u003Ci>The System of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.",{"id":138,"year":139,"html":140,"doi":11},16125207,1965,"Fanfani L., Zanazzi P.F. (1965) Dati strutturali sulla tarbuttite. Periodico di Mineralogia – Roma: 539-545.",{"id":142,"year":143,"html":144,"doi":11},524556,1966,"Finney, J. J. (1966) The unit cell of tarbuttite, Zn\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)(OH), and paradamite, Zn\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(AsO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)(OH) \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  51 (7) 1218-1220 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM51\u002FAM51_1218.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":146,"year":143,"html":147,"doi":148},107325,"Cocco, G., Fanfani, L., Zanazzi, P. F. (1966) The crystal structure of tarbuttite, Zn\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>. \u003Ci>Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials\u003C\u002Fi>,  123 (5) 321-329 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1524\u002Fzkri.1966.123.5.321'>doi:10.1524\u002Fzkri.1966.123.5.321\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002Fzk\u002Fvol123\u002FZK123_321.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1524\u002Fzkri.1966.123.5.321",{"id":150,"year":151,"html":152,"doi":153},5658869,1973,"Quick, S. M., Bank, G. (1973) Electron spin resonance of Cu\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup> in tarbuttite mineral. \u003Ci>Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics\u003C\u002Fi>,  6. 891-895 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1088\u002F0022-3727\u002F6\u002F7\u002F314'>doi:10.1088\u002F0022-3727\u002F6\u002F7\u002F314\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1088\u002F0022-3727\u002F6\u002F7\u002F314",{"id":155,"year":156,"html":157,"doi":158},6756,1974,"Hill, R. J., Milnes, A. R. (1974) Phosphate minerals from Reaphook Hill, Flinders Ranges, South Australia. \u003Ci>Mineralogical Magazine\u003C\u002Fi>,  39 (306) 684-695 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1180\u002Fminmag.1974.039.306.06'>doi:10.1180\u002Fminmag.1974.039.306.06\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002FMinMag\u002FVolume_39\u002F39-306-684.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1180\u002Fminmag.1974.039.306.06",{"id":160,"year":161,"html":162,"doi":11},16125211,1977,"Milnes, A.R., Hill, R.J. (1977) Preparation of synthetic scholzite, hopeite and tarbuttite and their comparison with natural material. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte: 1877: 25-38.",{"id":164,"year":165,"html":166,"doi":11},16125212,1985,"Genkina, E.A., Maksimov, B.A., Mel'nikov, O.K. (1985) Cystal structure of synthetic tarbuttite Zn2(PO4)(OH). Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 282: 314-317.",{"id":168,"year":169,"html":170,"doi":171},582210,1995,"Harrison, William T. A., Vaughey, J. T., Dussack, Laurie L., Jacobson, Allan J., Martin, Theresa E., Stucky, Galen D. (1995) Two new adamite-type phases, CO\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub> and Zn\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>: Structure-directing effect of organic additives. \u003Ci>Journal of Solid State Chemistry\u003C\u002Fi>,  114. 151-158 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1006\u002Fjssc.1995.1022'>doi:10.1006\u002Fjssc.1995.1022\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1006\u002Fjssc.1995.1022",{"id":173,"year":174,"html":175,"doi":176},16387541,2004,"Frost, Ray L. (2004) An infrared and Raman spectroscopic study of natural zinc phosphates. \u003Ci>Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy\u003C\u002Fi>,  60 (7) 1439-1445 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1016\u002Fj.saa.2003.08.009'>doi:10.1016\u002Fj.saa.2003.08.009\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1016\u002Fj.saa.2003.08.009",{"id":178,"year":179,"html":180,"doi":11},16967612,2005,"(2005) Tarbuttite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Ftarbuttite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":182,"year":183,"html":184,"doi":185},397531,2014,"Dyar, M. D., Jawin, E. R., Breves, E., Marchand, G., Nelms, M., Lane, M. D., Mertzman, S. A., Bish, D. L., Bishop, J. L. (2014) Mössbauer parameters of iron in phosphate minerals: Implications for interpretation of martian data. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  99 (5) 914-942 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2138\u002Fam.2014.4701'>doi:10.2138\u002Fam.2014.4701\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2138\u002Fam.2014.4701",{"id":187,"year":188,"html":189,"doi":190},31942,2019,"Cairncross, Bruce (2019) Connoisseur's Choice: Tarbuttite, Skorpion Mine, Lüderitz District, Namibia. \u003Ci>Rocks & Minerals\u003C\u002Fi>,  94 (2) 150-157 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1080\u002F00357529.2019.1530039'>doi:10.1080\u002F00357529.2019.1530039\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1080\u002F00357529.2019.1530039",[192,202,209,218,226,233,241,248,255,262,269,276,283,290,297,303,311,317,324,330,337,343,349,356,362,371,379,388,395,401,407,413,419,426,433],{"id":193,"source_url":194,"license_code":195,"credit_html":196,"title":197,"description":198,"author":199,"original_width":200,"original_height":201},23675,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10122616","CC BY-SA 3.0","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10122616\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-27436.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKabwe\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kabwe\">Kabwe (Broken Hill)\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCentral_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Central Province\">Central Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Zambia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4341.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>THis is a sparkling, translucent, pale green cluster of superb crystals for the species! Usually the material occurs as a thin crust on gossan matrix, but this piece is composed of two solid walnut-sized balls of freestanding crystals, intergrown into spherical aggregates. It would be considered VERY significant both for the species and the locality! 5 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",420,600,{"id":203,"source_url":204,"license_code":205,"credit_html":206,"title":7,"description":11,"author":11,"original_width":207,"original_height":208},30807,"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F179184","CC BY-SA 4.0","Photo: Unknown author — http:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-sa\u002F4.0\u002F, courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F179184\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Tartu, Natural History Museum\u003C\u002Fa> via Europeana",1000,750,{"id":210,"source_url":211,"license_code":195,"credit_html":212,"title":213,"description":214,"author":215,"original_width":216,"original_height":217},82077,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=5213043","Ra'ike (see also: de:Benutzer:Ra'ike), via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=5213043\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite - Broken Hill, Sambia1.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa> from Broken Hill, Sambia - picture taken on a mineral exchange","Ra'ike (see also: de:Benutzer:Ra'ike)",2400,2000,{"id":219,"source_url":220,"license_code":195,"credit_html":221,"title":222,"description":223,"author":199,"original_width":224,"original_height":225},23676,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10150076","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10150076\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-171919.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKabwe\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kabwe\">Kabwe (Broken Hill)\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCentral_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Central Province\">Central Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Zambia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4341.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 5.2 x 4.7 x 3.8. cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A rich spray of bladed, pearlescent crystals, to 1.1 cm in length, has emanated from a dark sulfide matrix. The combination of the translucency of the crystals and the color contrast is awesome, making this one of the more visually fine tarbuttites I have seen.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",696,800,{"id":227,"source_url":228,"license_code":195,"credit_html":229,"title":230,"description":223,"author":199,"original_width":231,"original_height":232},23677,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10150077","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10150077\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-171920.jpg",400,376,{"id":234,"source_url":235,"license_code":195,"credit_html":236,"title":237,"description":238,"author":199,"original_width":239,"original_height":240},82078,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10132795","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10132795\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-47573.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKabwe\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kabwe\">Kabwe (Broken Hill)\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCentral_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Central Province\">Central Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Zambia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4341.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An aesthetic, superb and old-time specimen of lustrous, transparent tarbuttite crystals to 5 mm nicely perched on matrix from the famous Broken Hill Mine of Zambia. Tarbuttite is a very rare zinc phosphate and Broken Hill is the Type Locality. This very fine piece comes with an outstanding, faded label from the 1929-1930 Philadelphia Academy of Sciences expedition led by the famous collector\u002Fmineralogist Samuel Gordon. Ex Richard Hauck Collection. This is an exquisite example of the species, with unusually sharp andf gemmy crystals. 3.4 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",451,625,{"id":242,"source_url":243,"license_code":195,"credit_html":244,"title":245,"description":246,"author":199,"original_width":201,"original_height":247},23678,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10164378","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10164378\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-235240.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKabwe\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kabwe\">Kabwe (Broken Hill)\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCentral_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Central Province\">Central Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Zambia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4341.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 14.5 x 14.0 x 2.7 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A fine and very rich cabinet specimen of the very rare zinc phosphate tarbuttite from the Kabwe (Broken Hill) Mine of Zambia, the Type Locality. Very gemmy, colorless to light gray tarbuttite crystals richly cover the sculptural gossan matrix plate on this fine old-time piece from the 1960s or earlier. Ex. Dr. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHerman_Bodson\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"w:Herman Bodson\">Herman Bodson\u003C\u002Fa> and Mullane Collections.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",399,{"id":249,"source_url":250,"license_code":195,"credit_html":251,"title":252,"description":253,"author":199,"original_width":225,"original_height":254},82079,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10150074","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10150074\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-171916.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKabwe\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kabwe\">Kabwe (Broken Hill)\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCentral_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Central Province\">Central Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Zambia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4341.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.4 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Tarbuttite perched nicely on its limonite matrix, this specimen features several, iridescent, translucent, sheaf-like crystals with stained golden-amber colored crystals reaching 1.25 cm in length. Ex. Martin Zinn Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",716,{"id":256,"source_url":257,"license_code":195,"credit_html":258,"title":259,"description":260,"author":199,"original_width":231,"original_height":261},23679,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10168635","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10168635\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-258232.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Skorpion Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRosh_Pinah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rosh Pinah\">Rosh Pinah\u003C\u002Fa>, Lüderitz District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKaras_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Karas Region\">Karas Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-69400.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 5.6 x 4.1 x 4.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Tarbuttite is normally rather boring…an often-ugly phosphate disparagingly referred to as a bat-poop mineral (because often it has formed under ancient caves layered with tens of thousands of years of deposition of mineral-rich bat guano). However, specimens from the Skorpion Mine are different. A new find appeared on the market in 2007, and I consider these transparent, truly gemmy, apple-green crystals to be the best of species for aesthetic quality by an order of magnitude. This is a rich small cabinet piece, solidly formed of tarbuttite, with swerving and wave-like sprays of crystals all over it. It is an outstanding example of a rare species.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",353,{"id":263,"source_url":264,"license_code":195,"credit_html":265,"title":266,"description":267,"author":199,"original_width":225,"original_height":268},82080,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10150075","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10150075\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-171918.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKabwe\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kabwe\">Kabwe (Broken Hill)\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCentral_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Central Province\">Central Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Zambia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4341.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 5.0 x 3.1 x 3.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Probably one of the prettier tarbuttite specimens out there, this specimen consists of two spherical rosettes reaching 2.9 cm across. The rosettes are pastel green with excellent luster and translucence, and the quality is unusual for the species and locality (TYPE LOCALITY).\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",562,{"id":270,"source_url":271,"license_code":195,"credit_html":272,"title":273,"description":274,"author":199,"original_width":275,"original_height":225},23680,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453814","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453814\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-mun08-10b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Skorpion Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRosh_Pinah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rosh Pinah\">Rosh Pinah\u003C\u002Fa>, Lüderitz District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKaras_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Karas Region\">Karas Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-69400.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.1 x 2.8 x 1.6 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An elegantly formed specimen of large tarbuttite \"sheaves\" from this new find. In person, the color of the tarbuttite is a soft pastel green, very unusual and interesting! It is translucent when backlit.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",648,{"id":277,"source_url":278,"license_code":195,"credit_html":279,"title":280,"description":281,"author":199,"original_width":282,"original_height":231},22473,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453816","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453816\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-mun08-11b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Skorpion Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRosh_Pinah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rosh Pinah\">Rosh Pinah\u003C\u002Fa>, Lüderitz District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKaras_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Karas Region\">Karas Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-69400.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 5.0 x 3.1 x 2.7 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Tarbuttite with Skorpionite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An elegantly formed specimen of large tarbuttite \"sheaves\" lightly decorated with minute white crystals of the new phosphate species Skorpionite, described formally in 2008 from this, the type locality. The skorpionite occurs in crevasses in the tarbuttite cluster as microcrystalline material. In person, the color of the tarbuttite is a soft pastel green, very unusual and interesting! It is translucent when backlit.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",346,{"id":284,"source_url":285,"license_code":195,"credit_html":286,"title":287,"description":288,"author":199,"original_width":225,"original_height":289},82081,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10157040","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10157040\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-195656.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Skorpion Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRosh_Pinah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rosh Pinah\">Rosh Pinah\u003C\u002Fa>, Lüderitz District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKaras_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Karas Region\">Karas Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-69400.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.1 x 2.8 x 1.6 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An elegantly formed specimen of large tarbuttite \"sheaves\" of a soft pastel green.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",593,{"id":291,"source_url":292,"license_code":195,"credit_html":293,"title":294,"description":295,"author":199,"original_width":231,"original_height":296},23681,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453819","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453819\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-mun08-12c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Skorpion Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRosh_Pinah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rosh Pinah\">Rosh Pinah\u003C\u002Fa>, Lüderitz District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKaras_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Karas Region\">Karas Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-69400.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 3.5 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Tarbuttite with Skorpionite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An elegantly formed specimen of large tarbuttite \"sheaves\" lightly decorated with minute white crystals of the new phosphate species Skorpionite, described formally in 2008 from this, the type locality. The skorpionite occurs in crevasses in the tarbuttite cluster as microcrystalline material. In person, the color of the tarbuttite is a soft pastel green, very unusual and interesting! It is translucent when backlit.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",377,{"id":298,"source_url":299,"license_code":195,"credit_html":300,"title":301,"description":246,"author":199,"original_width":208,"original_height":302},82082,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10164377","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10164377\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-235239.jpg",683,{"id":304,"source_url":305,"license_code":195,"credit_html":306,"title":307,"description":308,"author":199,"original_width":309,"original_height":310},82083,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10165530","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10165530\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-240652.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKabwe\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kabwe\">Kabwe (Broken Hill)\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCentral_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Central Province\">Central Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Zambia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4341.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 2.6 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A fine thumbnail specimen of the rare zinc phosphate Tarbuttite which is loaded with sharp, transparent to translucent, colorless triclinic tabular crystals on gossan matrix. The largest crystal measures 8 mm, which is good size for Tarbuttite. The Broken Hill mine (also called the Kabwe mine), in Zambia, not Australia, is the type locality for Tarbuttite, and has certainly produced some of the finest specimens of the species extant. Ex. Richard Kosnar Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",484,432,{"id":312,"source_url":313,"license_code":195,"credit_html":314,"title":315,"description":260,"author":199,"original_width":201,"original_height":316},82084,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10168634","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10168634\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-258231.jpg",466,{"id":318,"source_url":319,"license_code":195,"credit_html":320,"title":321,"description":322,"author":199,"original_width":201,"original_height":323},82085,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10169431","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10169431\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-261732.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKabwe\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kabwe\">Kabwe (Broken Hill)\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCentral_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Central Province\">Central Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Zambia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4341.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.2 x 3.9 x 2.3 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Tarbuttite is a very rare zinc phosphate and the Broken Hill Mine of Zambia is the Type Locality. Very gemmy, colorless to light gray tarbuttite crystals richly cover the sculptural gossan matrix plate on this fine old-time specimen from 1960s or earlier. Ex. Mullane Collection. Rare in this quality. Accompanied by an older Burminco label.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",550,{"id":325,"source_url":326,"license_code":195,"credit_html":327,"title":328,"description":322,"author":199,"original_width":329,"original_height":231},82086,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10169432","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10169432\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-261733.jpg",378,{"id":331,"source_url":332,"license_code":195,"credit_html":333,"title":334,"description":335,"author":199,"original_width":225,"original_height":336},79796,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453808","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453808\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-mun08-09a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Skorpion Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRosh_Pinah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rosh Pinah\">Rosh Pinah\u003C\u002Fa>, Lüderitz District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKaras_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Karas Region\">Karas Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-69400.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 3.2 x 2.9 x 1.8 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Skorpionite pseudomorph after Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This odd specimen is the only one like it we saw, and SEEMS to be a replacement of tarbuttite by skorpionite (as judged by color, texture, and also weight which is markedly different). These unusual pastel green crystals to 1 cm faithfully preserve the original tarbuttite habit.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",760,{"id":338,"source_url":339,"license_code":195,"credit_html":340,"title":341,"description":281,"author":199,"original_width":231,"original_height":342},79799,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453817","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453817\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-mun08-11c.jpg",310,{"id":344,"source_url":345,"license_code":195,"credit_html":346,"title":347,"description":295,"author":199,"original_width":231,"original_height":348},79800,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453821","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453821\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-mun08-12b.jpg",275,{"id":350,"source_url":351,"license_code":195,"credit_html":352,"title":353,"description":354,"author":199,"original_width":355,"original_height":231},82087,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10476942","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10476942\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-tuc8-094b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKabwe\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kabwe\">Kabwe (Broken Hill)\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCentral_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Central Province\">Central Province\u003C\u002Fa>, Zambia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4341.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.4 x 3.7 x 2.3 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>From the type locality and where the mineral reaches its zenith, this tarbuttite ( a rare, zinc, phosphate, hydroxide) embodies high qualities of the species. Perched nicely on its limonite matrix, this specimen features several, iridescent, translucent, sheaf-like crystals with a golden-amber color with crystals reaching 1.25 cm in length. Ex collection of Martin Zinn . Named after Percy Coventry Tarbutt, a Director of the Broken Hill Exploration Company who collected some of the first specimens at Broken Hill (now Kabwe), Zambia\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",358,{"id":357,"source_url":358,"license_code":195,"credit_html":359,"title":360,"description":354,"author":199,"original_width":231,"original_height":361},82088,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10476943","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10476943\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-tuc8-094c.jpg",327,{"id":363,"source_url":364,"license_code":195,"credit_html":365,"title":366,"description":367,"author":368,"original_width":369,"original_height":370},82089,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14866974","Leon Hupperichs, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14866974\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-135164.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Skorpion Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRosh_Pinah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rosh Pinah\">Rosh Pinah\u003C\u002Fa>, Lüderitz District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKaras_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Karas Region\">Karas Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-69400.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Nice Tarbuttite specimen from the Skorpion Mine, found in early 2007. Dim. 7x5cm. Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Leon Hupperichs",821,616,{"id":372,"source_url":373,"license_code":195,"credit_html":374,"title":375,"description":376,"author":368,"original_width":377,"original_height":378},82090,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14867130","Leon Hupperichs, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14867130\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-205259.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Skorpion Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRosh_Pinah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rosh Pinah\">Rosh Pinah\u003C\u002Fa>, Lüderitz District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKaras_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Karas Region\">Karas Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-69400.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Field of view 2,5cm. Photo: Tim Welting, specimen: Leon Hupperichs.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",805,609,{"id":380,"source_url":381,"license_code":195,"credit_html":382,"title":383,"description":384,"author":385,"original_width":386,"original_height":387},82091,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=19479079","Hectonichus, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=19479079\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite.JPG","Tarbuttite from Broken Hill Mine (Kabwe Mine) in Central Province, Zambia","Hectonichus",1428,1565,{"id":389,"source_url":390,"license_code":195,"credit_html":391,"title":392,"description":393,"author":199,"original_width":231,"original_height":394},79793,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453803","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453803\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-mun08-08c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Skorpion Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRosh_Pinah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rosh Pinah\">Rosh Pinah\u003C\u002Fa>, Lüderitz District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKaras_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Karas Region\">Karas Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-69400.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 3.3 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Tarbuttite with Skorpionite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An elegantly formed specimen of large tarbuttite \"sheaves\" lightly decorated with minute white crystals of the new phosphate species Skorpionite, described formally in 2008 from this, the type locality. This specimen has rich coverage, and relatively larger crystals for the species compared to other pieces we have seen (meaning, they are barely eye-visible). In person, the color of the tarbuttite is a soft pastel green, very unusual and interesting! It is translucent when backlit.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",294,{"id":396,"source_url":397,"license_code":195,"credit_html":398,"title":399,"description":393,"author":199,"original_width":400,"original_height":231},79794,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453805","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453805\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-mun08-08d.jpg",309,{"id":402,"source_url":403,"license_code":195,"credit_html":404,"title":405,"description":393,"author":199,"original_width":406,"original_height":225},79795,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453807","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453807\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-mun08-08b.jpg",646,{"id":408,"source_url":409,"license_code":195,"credit_html":410,"title":411,"description":335,"author":199,"original_width":412,"original_height":231},79797,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453809","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453809\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-mun08-09b.jpg",374,{"id":414,"source_url":415,"license_code":195,"credit_html":416,"title":417,"description":335,"author":199,"original_width":231,"original_height":418},79798,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453810","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453810\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-mun08-09c.jpg",266,{"id":420,"source_url":421,"license_code":195,"credit_html":422,"title":423,"description":424,"author":199,"original_width":225,"original_height":425},22468,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10176490","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10176490\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-Skorpionite-195657.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSkorpionite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Skorpionite\">Skorpionite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Skorpion Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRosh_Pinah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rosh Pinah\">Rosh Pinah\u003C\u002Fa>, Lüderitz District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKaras_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Karas Region\">Karas Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-69400.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 5.0 x 3.1 x 2.7 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An elegantly formed specimen of large tarbuttite \"sheaves\" lightly decorated with minute white crystals of the new phosphate species Skorpionite, described formally in 2008 from this, the type locality. The skorpionite occurs in crevasses in the tarbuttite cluster as microcrystalline material. In person, the color of the tarbuttite is a soft pastel green.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",517,{"id":427,"source_url":428,"license_code":195,"credit_html":429,"title":430,"description":431,"author":199,"original_width":225,"original_height":432},22467,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10176488","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10176488\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Skorpionite-Tarbuttite-195652.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSkorpionite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Skorpionite\">Skorpionite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Skorpion Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRosh_Pinah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rosh Pinah\">Rosh Pinah\u003C\u002Fa>, Lüderitz District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKaras_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Karas Region\">Karas Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-69400.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 3.3 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An elegantly formed specimen of large, soft pastel green tarbuttite \"sheaves\" lightly decorated with minute white crystals of Skorpionite.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",613,{"id":434,"source_url":435,"license_code":195,"credit_html":436,"title":437,"description":438,"author":199,"original_width":225,"original_height":439},22469,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10176491","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10176491\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tarbuttite-Skorpionite-195692.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTarbuttite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tarbuttite\">Tarbuttite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSkorpionite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Skorpionite\">Skorpionite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Skorpion Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRosh_Pinah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rosh Pinah\">Rosh Pinah\u003C\u002Fa>, Lüderitz District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKaras_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Karas Region\">Karas Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-69400.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 3.5 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An elegantly formed specimen of large tarbuttite \"sheaves\" lightly decorated with minute white crystals of the new phosphate species Skorpionite, described formally in 2008 from this, the type locality. The skorpionite occurs in crevasses in the tarbuttite cluster as microcrystalline material. In person, the color of the tarbuttite is a soft pastel green.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",695,[441,447,451],{"id":442,"url":443,"label":444,"formula":445,"spacegroup":446,"year":165},13427,"\u002Fcif\u002F13427.cif","Genkina 1985","Zn2 P O5 H","P -1",{"id":448,"url":449,"label":450,"formula":445,"spacegroup":446,"year":143},13428,"\u002Fcif\u002F13428.cif","Cocco 1966",{"id":452,"url":453,"label":454,"formula":445,"spacegroup":446,"year":139},13429,"\u002Fcif\u002F13429.cif","Fanfani 1965",[456],"Tarbuttiet",[458,463,467,471,474,477,480,484,488,491,495],{"lang":459,"names":460},"ca",[461,462],"Tarbuttita","tarbuttite",{"lang":464,"names":465},"de",[466],"Tarbuttit",{"lang":468,"names":469},"es",[470],"tarbuttita",{"lang":472,"names":473},"eu",[461],{"lang":475,"names":476},"fr",[7],{"lang":478,"names":479},"it",[462],{"lang":481,"names":482},"ja",[483],"ターブット石",{"lang":485,"names":486},"mk",[487],"Тарбутит",{"lang":489,"names":490},"oc",[462],{"lang":492,"names":493},"pl",[494],"Tarbuttyt",{"lang":496,"names":497},"zh",[498,499],"三斜磷鋅","三斜磷锌矿","Q13120",{"history":11,"applications":11}]