| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Germanite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 70517 |
| 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 associated with the germanite are composed mostly of tennantite. |
| Overall Size: | 32x20x10 mm |
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| Archived: | For reference only |
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