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(1922) “Germanit” ein germanium-mineral und -erz von Tsumeb, Südwest-Afrika. Metall und Erz: 19: 324-325.",{"id":144,"year":145,"html":146,"doi":11},16110284,1923,"Wherry, E.T. (1923) New minerals: new species. American Mineralogist: 8: 115-116.",{"id":148,"year":145,"html":149,"doi":11},16110285,"Lunt, J. (1923) On a spectrographic analysis of the new germanium-gallium mineral germanite. African Journal of Science: 20: 157-165.",{"id":151,"year":152,"html":153,"doi":11},1118651,1944,"Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) \u003Ci>The System of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.",{"id":155,"year":156,"html":157,"doi":11},522397,1953,"Murdoch, Joseph (1953) X-ray investigation of colusite, germanite and reniérite. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  38 (9-10) 794-801 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM38\u002FAM38_794.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":159,"year":160,"html":161,"doi":162},232652,1957,"Sclar, Charles B., Geier, B. H. (1957) The paragenetic relationships of germanite and renierite from Tsumeb, South West Africa. \u003Ci>Economic Geology\u003C\u002Fi>,  52 (6) 612-631 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2113\u002Fgsecongeo.52.6.612'>doi:10.2113\u002Fgsecongeo.52.6.612\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2113\u002Fgsecongeo.52.6.612",{"id":164,"year":165,"html":166,"doi":11},16110288,1963,"Picot, P., Sainfeld, P., Vernet, J. (1963) Découverte de germanite en France. Bulletin de Minéralogie: 86(3): 299-300.",{"id":168,"year":169,"html":170,"doi":11},16103957,1967,"Lévy, C. (1967) Contribution a la minéralogie des sulfures de cuivre du type Cu3XS4. Mémoires du Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières: 54: 1-178.",{"id":172,"year":173,"html":174,"doi":11},525073,1968,"Fleisher, Michael (1968) New Mineral Names. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  53 (11-12) 2103-2106 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM53\u002FAM53_2103.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":176,"year":173,"html":177,"doi":11},16103958,"Viaene, W., Moreau, J. (1968) Contribution à l’étude de la germanite, de la renierite et de la briartite. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique: 91: 127-143.",{"id":179,"year":173,"html":180,"doi":11},16110289,"Urashima, Y. (1968) Germanite and enargite from the Shakanai Kuroko ore deposits, Japan. Journal of the Mining Institute Hokkaido: 24: 169-176.",{"id":182,"year":173,"html":183,"doi":11},16110290,"Urashima, Y. (1968). Germanite and enargite from the Shakanai Kuroko ore deposits, Japan. Jour. Mining Inst. Hokkaido, 24, 23-30.",{"id":185,"year":173,"html":186,"doi":11},16110291,"Mitryayeva, N.M., Yarenskaya, M.A., Kosyak, Y.A., Muratova, D.N. (1968) Vanadium–arsenic germanite. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 97: 325-331.",{"id":188,"year":189,"html":190,"doi":11},16121716,1969,"Springer, G. (1969) Microanalytical investigations into germanite, renierite, briartite, and gallite. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1969: 435-441.",{"id":192,"year":193,"html":194,"doi":11},16110292,1970,"Geier, B.H., Ottemann, J. (1970) New secondary tin-germanium-(molybdenum-, vanadium-) germanium minerals from the Tsumeb ore-deposit. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogy Abhandlungen: l14: 89-107.",{"id":196,"year":197,"html":198,"doi":11},525696,1971,"Fleischer, Michael (1971) New Mineral Names. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  56 (5-6) 1487-1489 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM56\u002FAM56_1487.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":200,"year":201,"html":202,"doi":11},16110294,1975,"Yushkin, N.P., Eremin, M.I., Yanulov, K.P., Khoroshilova, L.A. (1975) Vanadium–arsenic germanite from the Paikhoi deposits: the first verification of the discovery of the mineral and the taxometric position in the germanite group. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 104: 28-40.",{"id":204,"year":205,"html":206,"doi":11},527990,1984,"Tettenhorst, Rodney T., Corbato, Charles E. (1984) Crystal structure of germanite, Cu26Ge4Fe4S32 determined by powder X-ray diffraction. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  69 (9-10) 943-947 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM69\u002FAM69_943.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":208,"year":209,"html":210,"doi":11},16110296,1987,"Spiridonov, E.M. (1987) On the composition of germanite. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 295(2): 477-481. (in Russian)",{"id":212,"year":213,"html":214,"doi":11},528733,1989,"Jambor, John L., Vanko, David A. (1989) New mineral names. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  74 (7-8) 946-951 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM74\u002FAM74_946.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":216,"year":217,"html":218,"doi":11},17765296,1999,"Gebhard, Georg (1999) \u003Ci>Tsumeb\u003C\u002Fi> Vol. 2 - A Unique Mineral Locality - Tsumeb. GG Publishing. p.1-328.",{"id":220,"year":221,"html":222,"doi":223},3142736,2002,"Frank-Kamenetskaya, O. V., Rozhdestvenskaya, I. V., Yanulova, L. A. (2002) New data on the crystal structures of colusites and arsenosulvanites. \u003Ci>Journal of Structural Chemistry\u003C\u002Fi>,  43 (1). 89-100 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1023\u002Fa:1016077917390'>doi:10.1023\u002Fa:1016077917390\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1023\u002Fa:1016077917390",{"id":225,"year":226,"html":227,"doi":11},12991595,2003,"Nenasheva, Svetlana N. (2003) On the Chemical Composition of Germanite. \u003Ci>New Data on Minerals\u003C\u002Fi>, 38. 34-40 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fmm.ru\u002Fimages\u002F4\u002F40\u002FNDM_2003_38_Nenasheva_e.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":229,"year":230,"html":231,"doi":11},16964552,2005,"(2005) Germanite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Fgermanite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",[233,243,253,260,268,275,285,293,300,308,317,324,332,340,346,354,361,368,375,385],{"id":234,"source_url":235,"license_code":236,"credit_html":237,"title":238,"description":239,"author":240,"original_width":241,"original_height":242},9829,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10163917","CC BY-SA 3.0","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10163917\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Germanite-231229.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGermanite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Germanite\">Germanite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTsumeb\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tsumeb\">Tsumeb\u003C\u002Fa>, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2428.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 3.3 x 3.2 x 1.4 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is a solid 23-gram specimen of germanite-rich ore from level 37 of the Tsumeb Mine, deep in its third oxidation zone. This region was noted for its incredible wealth of very rare elements and minerals containing germanium, among others. From the well-known collection of Belgian teacher and Tsumeb collecting specialist, Willy Israel.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",594,600,{"id":244,"source_url":245,"license_code":246,"credit_html":247,"title":248,"description":249,"author":250,"original_width":251,"original_height":252},56437,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=8873062","Public domain","Strickja, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=8873062\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Germanite.jpg","Germanite, probably from the Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia.  Specimen size 5 cm","Strickja",1510,1267,{"id":254,"source_url":255,"license_code":236,"credit_html":256,"title":257,"description":258,"author":240,"original_width":242,"original_height":259},9830,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10165765","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10165765\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Germanite-242644.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGermanite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Germanite\">Germanite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTsumeb\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tsumeb\">Tsumeb\u003C\u002Fa>, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2428.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 7.3 x 6.1 x 3.8 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A showy, solid, old specimen of the rare copper, iron, germanium sulfide germanite ore from the Tsumeb Mine - the Type Locality. This bronze-colored specimen has nice coppery iridescence. Classic material from the Mullane Collection and comes with an old Burminco label dated July, 1951, just after the mine reopened after World War II. Very highly representative of the rare species and renowned locale. Weighs 175 grams.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",502,{"id":261,"source_url":262,"license_code":236,"credit_html":263,"title":264,"description":265,"author":240,"original_width":266,"original_height":267},9831,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10174267","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10174267\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Germanite-290159.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGermanite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Germanite\">Germanite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTsumeb\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tsumeb\">Tsumeb\u003C\u002Fa>, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2428.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 5 x 2.1 x 1.4 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An attractive and massive specimen of Germanite-rich ore from level 37 of the Tsumeb Mine, deep in its third oxidation zone. This region was noted for its incredible wealth of very rare elements and minerals containing Germanium, among others. This specimen has a superb metallic luster, and a lovely iridescence, perhaps in a large part to the pinkish-violet Germanite. Other minerals in association are Galena, Chalcopyrite, and possibly Tennantite and Renierite. For what it is, an excellent and rare specimen. Ex. Charlie Key.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",465,244,{"id":269,"source_url":270,"license_code":236,"credit_html":271,"title":272,"description":265,"author":240,"original_width":273,"original_height":274},9832,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10174268","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10174268\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Germanite-290160.jpg",460,266,{"id":276,"source_url":277,"license_code":278,"credit_html":279,"title":280,"description":281,"author":282,"original_width":283,"original_height":284},9833,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=129508565","CC BY-SA 4.0","Kritzolina, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=129508565\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Germanite from Tsumeb.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGermanite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Germanite\">Germanite\u003C\u002Fa> from Tsumeb, Namibia","Kritzolina",5472,3648,{"id":286,"source_url":287,"license_code":278,"credit_html":288,"title":289,"description":290,"author":282,"original_width":291,"original_height":292},9834,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=146917065","Kritzolina, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=146917065\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Germanite from Namibia 02.jpg","Germanite from Tsuneb, Namibia",4543,3029,{"id":294,"source_url":295,"license_code":278,"credit_html":296,"title":297,"description":290,"author":282,"original_width":298,"original_height":299},9835,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=146917066","Kritzolina, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=146917066\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Germanite from Namibia 01.jpg",4613,3076,{"id":301,"source_url":302,"license_code":278,"credit_html":303,"title":304,"description":305,"author":282,"original_width":306,"original_height":307},9836,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=146917067","Kritzolina, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=146917067\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Germanite from Namibia 03.jpg","Germanite from Tsuneb, Namibia with a Eurocent as size comparison",5254,3503,{"id":309,"source_url":310,"license_code":278,"credit_html":311,"title":312,"description":313,"author":314,"original_width":315,"original_height":316},56445,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=128073455","Reinhard Kraasch, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=128073455\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Germanit (RK 2206 P1880832).jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fde.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGermanit\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"de:Germanit\">Germanit\u003C\u002Fa> (Cu13Fe2Ge2S16) – ausgestellt im \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fde.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMineralogisches_Museum_W%C3%BCrzburg\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"de:Mineralogisches Museum Würzburg\">Mineralogischen Museum Würzburg\u003C\u002Fa>","Reinhard Kraasch",2487,2483,{"id":318,"source_url":319,"license_code":236,"credit_html":320,"title":321,"description":322,"author":240,"original_width":242,"original_height":323},56438,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10147913","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10147913\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ludlockite-Germanite-162520.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLudlockite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ludlockite\">Ludlockite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGermanite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Germanite\">Germanite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTsumeb\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tsumeb\">Tsumeb\u003C\u002Fa>, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2428.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.0 x 2.4 x 2.3 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Ludlockite is another of the ULTRA-RARE, Holy Grail mineral species for which, the Tsumeb Mine is renowned and the Type Locality. This very fine miniature has a superb spray of bright coppery red-orange, felt-like, acicular ludlockite needles filling a vug in germanite matrix! The ludlockite spray jumps out at you. This is from the famous second find of the material and there were only two major finds in all the time of Tsumeb that we know of, form the mid 1980s on the so-called germanium level where all kinds of bizarre species turned up. Very highly representative and SHOWY of this rare arsenate species. Ultra rich specimen here, and in combination with the germanite matrix. Ex. Rob Smith Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",531,{"id":325,"source_url":326,"license_code":236,"credit_html":327,"title":328,"description":329,"author":240,"original_width":330,"original_height":331},20724,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10155085","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10155085\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Renierite-Germanite-190302.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRenierite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Renierite\">Renierite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGermanite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Germanite\">Germanite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTsumeb\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tsumeb\">Tsumeb\u003C\u002Fa>, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2428.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 2.8 x 2.7 x 1.9 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A rich and fine combination specimen of the very rare germanium sulfosalt species renierite and germanite from the Tsumeb Mine. A rich vein of lustrous, bronze-colored renierite microcrystals is displayed on two faces of the solid matrix of gray, metallic-lustre germanite. Portions of the germanite ore have a colorful purple-green-blue iridescence. Tsumeb is the Type Locality for germanite. From the 29 Level of this world-famous mine. Ex. Rob Smith Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",501,546,{"id":333,"source_url":334,"license_code":236,"credit_html":335,"title":336,"description":337,"author":240,"original_width":338,"original_height":339},56439,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159756","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159756\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ludlockite-Siderite-Germanite-204056.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLudlockite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ludlockite\">Ludlockite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSiderite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Siderite\">Siderite\u003C\u002Fa> (Var.: Zincian Siderite), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGermanite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Germanite\">Germanite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTsumeb\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tsumeb\">Tsumeb\u003C\u002Fa>, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2428.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 1.0 x 0.9 x 0.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Ludlockite is another of the very rare mineral species for which the Tsumeb Mine is renowned and the Type Locality. This very fine thumbnail has superb sprays of bright coppery red-orange, felt-like, acicular ludlockite needles on germanite matrix. A super accessory mineral, a glassy, red zincian siderite rhomb is on the lower right hand corner of the ludlockite. Ex. Ed Ruggiero Collection, who purchased this rarity from the Zweibels in 1976.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",750,660,{"id":341,"source_url":342,"license_code":236,"credit_html":343,"title":344,"description":337,"author":240,"original_width":345,"original_height":259},56440,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159757","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159757\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Ludlockite-Siderite-Germanite-204057.jpg",500,{"id":347,"source_url":348,"license_code":236,"credit_html":349,"title":350,"description":351,"author":240,"original_width":352,"original_height":353},22991,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161843","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161843\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Stottite-Ludlockite-Germanite-217435.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FStottite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Stottite\">Stottite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLudlockite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Ludlockite\">Ludlockite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGermanite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Germanite\">Germanite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTsumeb\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tsumeb\">Tsumeb\u003C\u002Fa>, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2428.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.5 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Stottite and ludlockite are two of the very rare mineral species for which the Tsumeb Mine is renowned . It is also the Type Locality for both species. The rich piece of rare germanite ore hosts a small vug that is lined with bundles of brilliant, reddish-orange ludlockite hairs and a 2 mm, gemmy, brown, tetragonal stottite crystal. This crystal is brilliantly lustrous and easily eye visible. This is an excellent combination of the rarities and came from the one-time find at the 30 Level. Well-Crystallized Stottite is unique to Tsumeb. Ex. Rob Smith Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",700,399,{"id":355,"source_url":356,"license_code":236,"credit_html":357,"title":358,"description":351,"author":240,"original_width":359,"original_height":360},22992,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161844","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161844\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Stottite-Ludlockite-Germanite-217436.jpg",622,473,{"id":362,"source_url":363,"license_code":236,"credit_html":364,"title":365,"description":366,"author":240,"original_width":242,"original_height":367},56441,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10165769","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10165769\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Olivenite-Germanite-242647.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FOlivenite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Olivenite\">Olivenite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGermanite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Germanite\">Germanite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTsumeb\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tsumeb\">Tsumeb\u003C\u002Fa>, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2428.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 5.5 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A 2.8 cm vug is richly lined with sparkly, triangular, dark olive-green olivenite crystals on this fine, old-time specimen from the Tsumeb Mine. Olivenite actually richly infuses the matrix and malachite and azurite are a nice accent. The matrix also has massive germanite ore. An interesting and weighty combination piece. Classic material from the Mullane Collection and comes with an old Burminco label dated July, 1951, just after the mine reopened following World War II.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",479,{"id":369,"source_url":370,"license_code":236,"credit_html":371,"title":372,"description":366,"author":240,"original_width":373,"original_height":374},56442,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10165770","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10165770\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Olivenite-Germanite-242648.jpg",331,400,{"id":376,"source_url":377,"license_code":378,"credit_html":379,"title":380,"description":381,"author":382,"original_width":383,"original_height":384},56444,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118203847","CC BY-SA 2.0","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118203847\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Renierite with Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Tennantite, Galena, Covellite, and Germanite (32825733447).jpg","Renierite with Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Tennantite, Galena, Covellite, and Germanite from Tsumeb, Namibia","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada",4000,6000,{"id":386,"source_url":387,"license_code":388,"credit_html":389,"title":390,"description":391,"author":392,"original_width":393,"original_height":394},56446,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=146509958","CC0 1.0","Fentriss, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=146509958\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Germanitchalkosin24gmsm.jpg","Germanit, Germanite \u002F Chalkosin, 24,3 gr, Herkunft, Tsumeb, Namibia","Fentriss",9655,8736,[396],{"id":397,"url":398,"label":399,"formula":400,"spacegroup":401,"year":205},5497,"\u002Fcif\u002F5497.cif","Tettenhorst 1984","Cu13 (Ge2 Fe2) S16","P -4 3 n",[403],"Germaniet",[405,409,413,417,421,425,429,433,436,440,444,447,451,455,458,461,464,468,471,475],{"lang":406,"names":407},"ar",[408],"جرمانيت",{"lang":410,"names":411},"be",[412],"Германіт",{"lang":414,"names":415},"bg",[416],"Германит",{"lang":418,"names":419},"ca",[420],"germanita",{"lang":422,"names":423},"de",[424],"Germanit",{"lang":426,"names":427},"el",[428],"Γερμανίτης",{"lang":430,"names":431},"es",[432],"Germanita",{"lang":434,"names":435},"eu",[432],{"lang":437,"names":438},"fa",[439],"ژرمانیت",{"lang":441,"names":442},"fi",[443],"germaniitti",{"lang":445,"names":446},"fr",[7],{"lang":448,"names":449},"it",[450],"germanite",{"lang":452,"names":453},"ja",[454],"ゲルマナイト",{"lang":456,"names":457},"kk",[416],{"lang":459,"names":460},"pt",[420,7],{"lang":462,"names":463},"ru",[416],{"lang":465,"names":466},"sl",[467],"germanit",{"lang":469,"names":470},"sv",[424],{"lang":472,"names":473},"ta",[474],"செர்மானைட்",{"lang":476,"names":477},"uk",[412],"Q425076",{"history":11,"applications":11}]