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Argutite from
Plan d'Argut deposit, Argut-Dessous, Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France


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Argutite, etc.

Plan d'Argut deposit, Argut-Dessous, Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
09818060017271998766604.jpg
Argutite, etc.

Plan d'Argut deposit, Argut-Dessous, Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
09818060017271998766604.jpg
Argutite, etc.

Plan d'Argut deposit, Argut-Dessous, Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Argutite
Formula:GeO2
Habit:10 μm euhedral to subhedral prismatic crystals with a predominance of {111}, {100}, and {101}forms.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Sphalerite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite2
Brunogeierite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Argutite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Plan d'Argut deposit, Argut-Dessous, Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1145
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1145:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Argutite
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘPale Bidau mine, Melles, Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘPale de Raze mines, Melles, Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘBentaillou mines, Sentein, Saint-Girons, Ariège, Occitanie, France
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘSaubé, Couflens, Saint-Girons, Ariège, Occitanie, France
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘCarboire, Ustou, Saint-Girons, Ariège, Occitanie, France
References
Johan, Z.; Oudin, E.; Picot, P. (1983) Analogues germanifères et gallifères des silicates et oxydes dans les gisements de zinc des Pyrénées centrales, France; argutite et carboirite, deux nouvelles espèces minérales [Germanium and gallium analogs of silicates and oxides from zinc deposits of the French central Pyrenees; argutite and carboirite, two new mineral species]. TMPM Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen, 31 (1). 97-119 doi:10.1007/bf01084764
 
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