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Also known as IMA1980-067

Argutite (GeO2) is a rare germanium oxide mineral. It is a member of the rutile group.

Key facts

Mineral.name
Argutite
Mineral.category
Oxide mineral
Mineral.formula
GeO2
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Agt
Mineral.molweight
104.61
Mineral.strunz
4.DB.05
Mineral.dana
04.04.01.07
Mineral.system
Tetragonal Ditetragonal dipyramidal class
Mineral.symmetry
Tetragonal H–M Symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space group: P42/mnm
Mineral.unit cell
a = 4.3975, c = 2.8625 [Å]; Z = 2
Mineral.color
Grayish black, light gray in reflected light
Mineral.habit
Subhedral crystals, as inclusions in sphalerite
Mineral.twinning
Occasionally twinned on {101}
Mineral.mohs
6-7
Mineral.luster
Vitreous - adamantine
Mineral.refractive
2.01
Mineral.opticalprop
Uniaxial (+)
Mineral.gravity
6.28 calculated

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IMA Mineral Symbol
Agt
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
4.DB.05
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
4.DB.05
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{{Infobox mineral | name = Argutite | category = Oxide mineral | boxwidth = | boxbgcolor = | image = | caption = | formula = GeO2 |IMAsymbol=Agt | molweight = 104.61 | strunz = 4.DB.05 | dana = 04.04.01.07 | system = Tetragonal Ditetragonal dipyramidal class | symmetry = Tetragonal H–M Symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space group: P42/mnm | unit cell = a = 4.3975, c = 2.8625 [Å]; Z = 2 | color = Grayish black, light gray in reflected light | habit = Subhedral crystals, as inclusions in sphalerite | twinning = Occasionally twinned on {101} | cleavage = | fracture = | tenacity = | mohs = 6-7 | luster = Vitreous - adamantine | refractive = 2.01 | opticalprop = Uniaxial (+) | birefringence = | pleochroism = | streak = | gravity = 6.28 calculated | density = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | diaphaneity = Transparent to opaque | other = | references = }}

Argutite (GeO2) is a rare germanium oxide mineral. It is a member of the rutile group.

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