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Ovamboite & Gallite

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Ovamboite & Gallite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.5 × 1 cm
Description

A polished section of grey ovamboite and dark grey gallite (Mineralanalytik SEM -EDS 2019-04-05 gega)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ovamboite

Formula: 
Cu20(Fe,Cu,Zn)6W2Ge6S32
Strunz: 
2.CB.30
Hardness: 
0.0
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)