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Söhngeite & Stottite

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Söhngeite & Stottite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 3.2 × 3 cm
Description

Twinned microcrystals of söhngeite in a vug of the germanite rich matrix associated with tiny stottite microcrystals, germanite microcrystals and chalcocite crystals.

Very good specimen from Armin Wendland collection

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Söhngeite

Formula: 
Ga(OH)3
Strunz: 
4.FC.05
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

Stottite

Formula: 
Fe2+[Ge4+(OH)6]
Strunz: 
4.FC.15
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Colour: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia