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Schaurteite & Söhngeite

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Schaurteite & Söhngeite

EDS analysed

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Silky white schaurteite needles in renierite, chalcocite matrix. Söhngeite is present on the opposite site of the specimen as intergrown colourless masses. From analysed material 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Schaurteite

Formula: 
Ca3Ge(SO4)2(OH)6·4H2O
Strunz: 
7.DF.25
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

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
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Schaurteite & Söhngeite
Analysis Report - only: Schaurteite & Söhngeite