Category Oxide mineral Strunz classification 4.DB.05 | Formula(repeating unit) GeO2 Dana classification 04.04.01.07 | |
Crystal system TetragonalDitetragonal dipyramidal class Space group TetragonalH–M Symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m)Space group: P42/mnm | ||
Argutite (GeO2) is a rare germanium oxide mineral. It is a member of the rutile group.
It was first described for an occurrence in the Argut deposit, central Pyrenees, Haute-Garonne, France in 1983. The type locality is within a zinc ore deposit within lower Paleozoic sedimentary rocks that have undergone metamorphism. Associated minerals include sphalerite, cassiterite, siderite and briartite.
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