| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Germanite |
| Formula: | Cu13Fe2Ge2S16 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Renierite | 88 |
| Chalcocite | 71 |
| Pyrite | 58 |
| Tennantite Subgroup | 40 |
| Galena | 37 |
| Gallite | 34 |
| Sphalerite | 33 |
| Ludlockite | 32 |
| Enargite | 30 |
| Ovamboite | 23 |
| Schaurteite | 19 |
| Digenite | 13 |
| Covellite | 11 |
| Siderite | 11 |
| - var Zinc-bearing Siderite | 9 |
| Leiteite | 10 |
| Tennantite-(Zn) | 9 |
| Bornite | 9 |
| Quartz | 9 |
| Stottite | 8 |
| Söhngeite | 7 |
| Olivenite | 7 |
| Tsumgallite | 6 |
| Galloplumbogummite | 6 |
| Malachite | 6 |
| Chalcopyrite | 5 |
| Zincolivenite | 5 |
| Reinerite | 4 |
| Otjisumeite | 4 |
| Helmutwinklerite | 3 |
| Tsumcorite | 2 |
| Tungstenite | 2 |
| Cerussite | 1 |
| Fleischerite | 1 |
| Edwardsite | 1 |
| Briartite | 1 |
| Conichalcite | 1 |
| Karlseifertite | 1 |
| Calcite | 1 |
| Dolomite | 1 |
| Argutite | 1 |
| Cadsulfohite | 1 |
| Calcioandyrobertsite | 1 |
| Native Silver | 1 |
| Smithsonite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Germanite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Tsumeb Mine (Ongopolo Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (73 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 5569 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:5569:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Germanite |
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| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘTsumeb West Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| 38.0km (23.6 miles) | ⓘKhusib Springs Mine (Khuiseb Springs Mine), Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia |
| References |
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Kampf, A. R., Désor, J., Ma, C. (2024) Karlseifertite, Pb(Ga₂Ge)(AsO₄)₂(OH)₆, a new dussertite-group mineral, from Tsumeb, Namibia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (5). 873-878 doi:10.5194/ejm-36-873-2024 |
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Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia