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Gallite

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Description
Locality: 
Kipushi Mine, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm
Description

Silvery white crystal aggregates of the very rare mineral gallite, associated to pinkish renierite.

Gallium minerals are extremely rare in Nature. From more than 5500 minerals known, only 8 are gallium minerals !! (source Mindat).

Gallite has only been found in 5 localities worldwide, this one being from the type locality.

Gallites in this quaility are rarely seen in the mineral market.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gallite

Formula: 
CuGaS2
Strunz: 
2.CB.10a
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Colour: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Kipushi Mine (Prince Léopold Mine), Kipushi, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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