| |
 |
Stottite Mineral Data
|
|
|
General Stottite Information
|
 Chemical Formula: |
Fe++Ge(OH)6 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 230.50 gm |
| |
Iron 24.23 % Fe 31.17 % FeO |
| |
Germanium 31.50 % Ge 45.38 % GeO2 |
| |
Hydrogen 2.62 % H 23.45 % H2O |
| |
Oxygen 41.65 % O |
| |
______ ______ |
| |
100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe2+Ge(OH)6 |
| Environment: |
Secondary mineral formed in an oxidized zone of a germanium-rich dolostone-hosted hydrothermal polymetallic ore deposit. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1958 |
| Locality: |
Tsumeb, Namibia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Charles E. Stott (1896-1978), geologist and formerly General Director of the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Stottite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 202596 |
| |
PDF 11-161 |
| |