AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Germanite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 60975 |
Mineral: | Germanite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Germanite) |
Description: | Blocky fragment of germanite with typical pink-gray metallic color. Germanite was the first mineral found containing germanium. Gray-metallic areas in the germanite are composed mostly of tennantite. |
Overall Size: | 27x22x16 mm |
Crystals: | |
Archived: | For reference only |
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