
General Information:

Chemical Formula:
PbGe4O9

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 641.63 gm)
Germanium 45.27 %
GeLead 32.29 %
PbOxygen 22.44 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
PbGe4O9

Environment:
With other Ge-bearing minerals.

IMA Status:
Approved IMA

Locality:
Tsumeb mine, Namibia.

Name Origin:
Named for the Herrero tribe name of the locality, Tsumeb.
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
[???] Indistinct

Color:
colorless or white.

Diaphaniety:
Translucent

Habits:
Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline., ,

Hardness:
3 - Calcite

Luster:
Subadamantine

Streak:
white
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