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Stottite & Schaurteite

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Stottite & Schaurteite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.2 × 1.2 cm
Description

Very good orange brown stottite with schaurteite in germanite matrix. 

Rare mineral. Analysed specimen! Analysis on request. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stottite

Formula: 
Fe2+[Ge4+(OH)6]
Strunz: 
4.FC.15
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Colour: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

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