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Ovamboite & Gallite

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Ovamboite & Gallite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 0.9 × 0.15 cm
Description

Very good dark grey gallite (EDS confirmed) associated with bright grey ovamboite (EDS conf.). Other minerals in this assemblage are pyrte, chalcocite and galena. 

Rare mineral, analysis attached. 

 

 

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)
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Ovamboite & Gallite
Analysis Report - only: Ovamboite & Gallite
Analysis Report - only: Ovamboite & Gallite
Analysis Report - only: Ovamboite & Gallite