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Stottite & Gallite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 0.7 × 0.6 cm
Description

Dark orange microcrystals of the extremely rare germanium mineral stottite associated to very rare gallium mineral gallite as silvery coatings, both type locality minerals in a matrix of germanite and renierite. Stottite has only been found in Tsumeb, so it is a only locality mineral. Labeled as RR in Gebhard book (single occurrence with more than 10 specimens). For more info: http://www.mindat.org/min-3795.html
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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Gallite

Formula: 
CuGaS2
Strunz: 
2.CB.10a
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Colour: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Kipushi Mine (Prince Léopold Mine), Kipushi, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
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