
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
ZnFe+++3(AsO4)2(OH)2

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 488.94 gm)
Zinc 13.37 %
ZnIron 22.84 %
FeArsenic 30.65 %
AsHydrogen 0.41 %
H Oxygen 32.72 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
ZnFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2

Environment:
Underground workings (level 44) of the Tsumeb mine in the third oxidation zone,

IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added)

Locality:
TL: Tsumeb mine, Namibia.

Name Origin:
Named after Wilhelm Klein, former mine manager in Anamibia, who made the first systematic collection of minerals from the Tsumeb mine.
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
[232] Imperfect

Color:
blackish green.

Density:
4.34 - 4.63, Average = 4.48

Diaphaniety:
Translucent

Habits:
Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form., ,

Hardness:
4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite

Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.

Luster:
Adamantine

Streak:
green
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