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Germanocolusite from
Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia


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Germanocolusite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Germanocolusite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Germanocolusite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
00358420017271923381950.jpg
Germanocolusite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Germanocolusite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Germanocolusite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
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Germanocolusite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
00668940017364648161011.jpg
Germanocolusite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
08497390017773531702457.jpg
Germanocolusite, etc.

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Germanocolusite
Formula:Cu26V2(Ge,As)6S32
Comments:Identified as germanite-3, yellow germanite, vanadium or vanadiun-arsenic germanite, vagearsite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Colusite1
Titanite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Germanocolusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13331
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13331:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.
Спиридонов, Э.М., Мурашко, М.Н., Япаскурт, В.О., Куликова, И.М., Коротаева, Н.Н. (2023) Germanocolusite and Colusite of Volcanogenic Sulphide-Polimetal Tsumeb Deposit in Namibia. Новые данные о минералах, 3 (2023) 81-90 doi:10.25993/fm.2023.57.2023.009
 
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