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Schaurteite

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Schaurteite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.05 × 0.05 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.10cm
Description

Bright silky white fibrous schaurteite crystals on a black metallic matrix. Small but representative specimen of this rare Germanium sulphate from Tsumeb, the type locality.

Ex. Chris Deroo specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Schaurteite

Formula: 
Ca3Ge(SO4)2(OH)6·4H2O
Strunz: 
7.DF.25
Hardness: 
2.5
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

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