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Zorgite

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Name:For the town of Zorge in the German Harz Mts
A Mixture Of:Clausthalite, Tiemannite, Umangite


Composition varies widely. Mixture includes tiemannite at times plus an unidentified green birefringent mineral.
First reported from Brummerjan Mine, Zorge, Bad Sachsa, Harz Mts, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Classification of Zorgite

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References for Zorgite

Reference List:

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Rose (1824). Ann. Phys.: 2: 415.

Rose (1825). Ann. Phys.: 3: 293, 294, 296.

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 834pp.: 205.

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Germany
     
    • Lower Saxony
      • Harz Mts
        • Bad Sachsa
          • Zorge
    http://www.schatzsucher.de/Foren/archive/index.php/t-2842.html
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