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Germanocolusite

Formula:
Cu
 
26
V
 
2
(Ge,As)
 
6
S
 
32
System:IsometricHardness:4½ - 5


Colusite Group.

Classification of Germanocolusite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/C.10-47
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.CB.30

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
B : With Zn, Fe, Cu, Ag, etc.
Dana 8th edition ID:3.1.1.2

3 : SULFOSALTS
1 : ø > 4
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Type Occurrence of Germanocolusite

Co-type Localities:Maikain Au deposit, Pavlodar Oblysy (Pavlodar [Pavlodarskaya] Oblast'), Kazakhstan
Urup Cu Deposit, Karachai-Cherkess (Karachay-Cherkessia) Republic, Northern Caucasus Region, Russia
Year of Discovery:1992

Physical Properties of Germanocolusite

Hardness (Mohs):4½ - 5

Crystallography of Germanocolusite

Crystal System:Isometric
Cell Parameters:a = 10.56Å
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,177.58 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Germanocolusite

Type:Isotropic

Chemical Properties of Germanocolusite

Formula:
Cu
 
26
V
 
2
(Ge,As)
 
6
S
 
32
Essential elements:Cu, Ge, S, V
All elements listed in formula:As, Cu, Ge, S, V
Common Impurities:Ag,Fe,Zn,Ga,Sb,Sn,Mo,W,Bi

Relationship of Germanocolusite to other Species

Related to:
  • Colusite Group
    • Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
    2.CB.05Coloradoite
    HgTe
    2.CB.05Hawleyite
    CdS
    2.CB.05Metacinnabar
    HgS
    2.CB.05Polhemusite
    (Zn,Hg)S
    2.CB.05Sakuraiite
    (Cu,Zn,Fe)
     
    3
    		(In,Sn)S
     
    4
    2.CB.05Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    2.CB.05Stilleite
    ZnSe
    2.CB.05Tiemannite
    HgSe
    2.CB.05Rudashevskyite
    (Fe,Zn)S
    2.CB.10Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    2.CB.10Eskebornite
    CuFeSe
     
    2
    2.CB.10Gallite
    CuGaS
     
    2
    2.CB.10Haycockite
    Cu
     
    4
    		Fe
     
    5
    		S
     
    8
    2.CB.10Lenaite
    AgFeS
     
    2
    2.CB.10Mooihoekite
    Cu
     
    9
    		Fe
     
    9
    		S
     
    16
    2.CB.10Putoranite
    Cu
     
    9
    		Fe
     
    9
    		S
     
    16
    2.CB.10Roquesite
    CuInS
     
    2
    2.CB.10Talnakhite
    Cu
     
    9
    		(Fe,Ni)
     
    8
    		S
     
    16
    2.CB.10Laforêtite
    AgInS
     
    2
    2.CB.15Černýite
    Cu
     
    2
    		(Cd,Zn,Fe)SnS
     
    4
    2.CB.15Ferrokësterite
    Cu
     
    2
    		(Fe,Zn)SnS
     
    4
    2.CB.15Hocartite
    Ag
     
    2
    		(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Zn)SnS
     
    4
    2.CB.15Idaite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    6
    2.CB.15Kësterite
    Cu
     
    2
    		(Zn,Fe)SnS
     
    4
    2.CB.15Kuramite
    Cu
     
    3
    		SnS
     
    4
    2.CB.15Mohite
    Cu
     
    2
    		SnS
     
    3
    2.CB.15Pirquitasite
    Ag
     
    2
    		ZnSnS
     
    4
    2.CB.15Stannite
    Cu
     
    2
    		(Fe,Zn)SnS
     
    4
    2.CB.15Stannoidite
    Cu
    +
    6
    		Cu
    2+
    2
    		(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Zn)
     
    3
    		Sn
     
    2
    		S
     
    12
    2.CB.15Velikite
    (Cu,Hg)
     
    11
    		Sn
     
    4
    		S
     
    16
    2.CB.20Chatkalite
    Cu
     
    6
    		FeSn
     
    2
    		S
     
    8
    2.CB.20Mawsonite
    Cu
     
    6
    		Fe
     
    2
    		SnS
     
    8
    2.CB.30Colusite
    Cu
     
    26
    		V
     
    2
    		(As,Sn,Sb)
     
    6
    		S
     
    32
    2.CB.30Germanite
    Cu
     
    13
    		Fe
     
    2
    		Ge
     
    2
    		S
     
    16
    2.CB.30Nekrasovite
    Cu
     
    26
    		V
     
    2
    		(Sn,As,Sb)
     
    6
    		S
     
    32
    2.CB.30Stibiocolusite
    Cu
     
    13
    		V
     
    4
    		(Sb,Sn,As)
     
    3
    		S
     
    16
    2.CB.30Ovamboite
    Cu
     
    20
    		(Fe,Cu,Zn)
     
    6
    		W
     
    2
    		Ge
     
    6
    		S
     
    32
    2.CB.30Maikainite
    Cu
     
    20
    		(Fe,Cu)
     
    6
    		Mo
     
    2
    		Ge
     
    6
    		S
     
    32
    2.CB.35Hemusite
    Cu
     
    6
    		SnMoS
     
    8
    2.CB.35Kiddcreekite
    Cu
     
    6
    		SnWS
     
    8
    2.CB.35Polkovicite
    (Fe,Pb)
     
    3
    		(Ge,Fe)
     
    1-x
    		S
     
    4
    2.CB.35Renierite
    (Cu,Zn)
     
    11
    		(Ge,As)
     
    2
    		Fe
     
    4
    		S
     
    16
    2.CB.35Vinciennite
    Cu
    +
    7
    		Cu
    2+
    3
    		Fe
    2+
    2
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		Sn(As,Sb)S
     
    16
    2.CB.35Morozeviczite
    (Pb,Fe)
     
    3
    		Ge
     
    1-x
    		S
     
    4
    2.CB.35Catamarcaite
    Cu
     
    6
    		GeWS
     
    8
    2.CB.40Lautite
    CuAsS
    2.CB.45Cadmoselite
    CdSe
    2.CB.45Greenockite
    CdS
    2.CB.45Hypercinnabar
    HgS
    2.CB.45Wurtzite
    (Zn,Fe)S
    2.CB.45Rambergite
    MnS
    2.CB.55Cubanite
    CuFe
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    2.CB.55Isocubanite
    CuFe
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    2.CB.60Picotpaulite
    TlFe
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    2.CB.60Raguinite
    TlFeS
     
    2
    2.CB.65Argentopyrite
    AgFe
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    2.CB.65Sternbergite
    AgFe
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    2.CB.70Sulvanite
    Cu
     
    3
    		VS
     
    4
    2.CB.75Vulcanite
    CuTe
    2.CB.80Empressite
    AgTe
    2.CB.85Muthmannite
    (Ag,Au)Te

    Other Names for Germanocolusite

    Synonyms:
    IMA1991-044
    German names:
    Germanocolusit
    Russian names:
    Германоколусит
    Spanish names:
    Germanocolusita

    Other Information

    Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

    References for Germanocolusite

    Reference List:New Minerals (1997), New Minerals 1990-1994.

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    Localities for Germanocolusite

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    Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
     
    • Katanga (Shaba)
      • Katanga Copper Crescent
        • Southern area
          • Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)
            • Kipushi
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    Kazakhstan
     
    • Pavlodar Oblysy (Pavlodar [Pavlodarskaya] Oblast')
    Namibia
     
    • Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region
      • Tsumeb
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    Russia
     
    • Northern Caucasus Region
      • Karachai-Cherkess (Karachay-Cherkessia) Republic
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