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Söhngeite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.5 × 0.4 cm
Description

Beige microcrystals and crystal aggregates of the extremely rare gallium mineral sohngeite from the type locality in Tsumeb and only known locality worldwide.

Gallium minerals are extremely rare in Nature since only 7 from more than 5000 mineral species known are gallium minerals (source Mindat).

Sohngeite was labeled as RRR (extremely rare, single occurrence with less than 10 specimens known)  in Gebhard Tsumeb book.

Analyzed specimen, see copy enclosed.

Mineral Data
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Söhngeite

Formula: 
Ga(OH)3
Strunz: 
4.FC.05
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

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