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Schaurteite

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Schaurteite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 1.2 × 1 cm
Description

White parallel fibrous schaurteite from the famous Tsumeb mine, Namibia. 

SEM-EDS confirmed no MA1872. 

Rare mineral. Analysis on request. 

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
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Schaurteite
Analysis Report - only: Schaurteite
Analysis Report - only: Schaurteite