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Carboirite

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Carboirite

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Description
Locality: 
Carboire, Ariege, Occitanie, France
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.3 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm
Description

Inclusions of the extremely rare germanium mineral carboirite in a matrix of sphalerite. 

From analysed material of the BRGM Workings at an altitude of 2000m.

Germanium minerals are extremely rare in Nature, since only 32 species from more than 5400 known mineral species are Germanium minerals ! (source MINDAT).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Carboirite

Formula: 
FeAl2(GeO4)O(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.J0.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0
Colour: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Carboire, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

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