Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
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.