Krettnichite Brackebuschite Image

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Brackebuschite, Krettnichite

Mineral:

Brackebuschite: Pb2(Mn,Fe++)(VO4)2(OH)
Krettnichite: PbMn+++2(VO4)2(OH)2

Comments:

Scanning electron microscope image of a prismatic krettnichite (kr) aggregate associated with manganite (ma) and barian brackebuschite (br) in a vug. The inset is a close-up illustrating the morphology of brackebuschite. (Eur. J. Mineral, 13:146).

Location:

hydrothermal manganite-quartz vein at the historic manganese deposit of Krettnich, Saarland, Germany.

Scale:

See Image.

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