University of Hamburg Mineralogical Museum of the University of Hamburg
Mineral name
 
Söhngeite
 
Hölzel-No.
 
4.FB.160
Type of specimen
 
CT
IMA-No. / Accepted
 
1965-022
Chemical formula
 
Ga(OH)3
Type locality
 
Namibia, Tsumeb, Tsumeb mine
Associated minerals
 
 
Collection
 
Mineralogische Sammlungen - Technische Universität Berlin
Contact person
 
Dr. Robert Johannes Giebel
Catalogue−No. / Site
 
86/69 / 89-1
Nature of 
type specimen

 
Brown colored, oriented crystal aggregate of 5 mm
References

Söhngeit, Ga(OH)3, ein neues Mineral.
Strunz, H. (1965)
Naturwissenschaften, 52, 493
Notes / Further information

Collected in 1965 by Prof. Dr. Dr. Hugo Strunz; named in honor of Dr. G. Söhnge, chief geologist of the Tsumeb Corp. Ltd.
Last update 27. April 2022 by A. Matthies Imprint (german)