Mineral Species
Argutite
Type Locality
No
Composition
GeO2
Crystal System
Tetragonal
Status at Tsumeb
Believed valid
Abundance
Extremely rare
Entry Number
Species; TSNB21
General Notes
Argutite was first reported from Tsumeb in February 2022 by Joy Désor (https://www.mindat.org/locentry-1489205.html; accessed April 2022). It occurs as aggregates of minute yellow-green crystals in chalcocite-germanite ore. The aggregates may be up to a few hundred microns across with a radial (botryoidal) structure which is clearly revealed in SEM images.
Associated Minerals
chalcocite; germanite; renierite; tennantite-(Zn)
