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Briartite Mawsonite Tennantite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 1 × 0.6 cm
Description

Briartite on matrix from the Tsumeb Mine in Namibia with inclusion of ~200 μm of rich Ge-Mawsonite & Tennantite in Quartz. Good specimen of these rare Gallium/Germanium minerals from an iconic locality! Rare! 

Mineral Data
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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)

Mawsonite

Formula: 
Cu6Fe2SnS8
Strunz: 
2.CB.20
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Royal George mine, Swinton, Tingha, Hardinge Co., New South Wales, Australia

Tennantite

Formula: 
Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Cornwall, England, UK

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