Asisite Explained

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.

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