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Argutite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.3 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm
Description

Green argutite crystal group in germanite chalcocite from the famous Tsumeb mine, Namibia on matrix. 

SEM-EDS, Raman & SXRD confirmed. New find! Tsumeb is probably best of species!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Argutite

Formula: 
GeO2
Strunz: 
4.DB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Plan d'Argut deposit, Argut-Dessus, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France...