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Corkite On Germanite

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Corkite On Germanite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Yellow corkite on germanite from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia. 

Specimen was SEM-EDS & Raman analysed. Analysis no tsu60. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Corkite

Formula: 
PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Strunz: 
8.BL.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Glandore Mine (Aghatubrid Mine; Glendore Mine), Glandore, Co. Cork, Ireland

Germanite

Formula: 
Cu13Fe2Ge2S16
Strunz: 
2.CB.30
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia