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Argutite Mineral Data

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General Argutite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: GeO2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 104.61 gm
   Germanium  69.41 %  Ge  100.00 % GeO2
   Oxygen     30.59 %  O
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             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: GeO2
Help on Environment: Environment: In a zinc deposit formed in metamorphosed lower Paleozoic sediments.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1983
Help on Locality: Locality: From the Argut deposit, central Pyrenees, Haute-Garonne, France. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for the locality.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Argutite Say ARGUTITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 9162
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