Asisite | |
Category: | Halide |
Formula: | Pb7SiO4O4Cl2 |
Strunz: | 3.DB.40 |
System: | Tetragonal Ditetragonal dipyramidal class |
Symmetry: | Tetragonal H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space group: I4/mmm |
Colour: | yellow to yellow-green, red |
Asisite (Pb7SiO8Cl2) is a yellow tetragonal mineral. It is found at the Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. It was named for a farm, Asis, where the mine where it was found, is located. It was discovered in 1988.