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Ovamboite Briartite Germanite & Pyrite

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Ovamboite Briartite Germanite & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.6 × 0.45 cm
Description

Few fragments (dimensions is given for the biggest one) of massive germanium ore minerals with very rare (single locality!!) silvery-white, metallic Ovamboite!! Analysed!!!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ovamboite

Formula: 
Cu20(Fe,Cu,Zn)6W2Ge6S32
Strunz: 
2.CB.30
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

Briartite

Formula: 
Cu2(Fe,Zn)GeS4
Strunz: 
2.KA.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Kipushi Mine (Prince Léopold Mine), Kipushi, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Germanite

Formula: 
Cu13Fe2Ge2S16
Strunz: 
2.CB.30
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

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