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Fluorapatite On Germanite

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Fluorapatite On Germanite

SEM-EDS & Raman confirmed sample no 2019-06-04-23

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 0.3 × 0.3 cm
Description

SEM-EDS & Raman confirmed sample no 2019-06-04-23 hosting glassy inclusions of fluorapatite in germanite. 

Analysed specimen. Only this one is available. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fluorapatite

Formula: 
Ca2Ca3(PO4)3F
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Germanite

Formula: 
Cu13Fe2Ge2S16
Strunz: 
2.CB.30
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Fluorapatite On Germanite
Analysis Report - only: Fluorapatite On Germanite
Analysis Report - only: Fluorapatite On Germanite