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Argutite

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Description
Locality: 
Rimbatz, Argut-Dessus, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm
Description

Black argutite inclusions of this extremely rare germanium mineral in sphalerite from the type locality in Argut, France.

Germanium minerals are very rare in Nature. Only 33 of 5000 known mineral species are germanium minerals!

Argutite has only been found in a very few localities worldwide.

 

Mineral Data
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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...

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