My watch list
my.chemeurope.com  

my.chemeurope.com

With an accout for my.chemeurope.com you can always see everything at a glance – and you can configure your own website and individual newsletter.

  • My watch list
  • My saved searches
  • My saved topics
  • My newsletter
Register free of charge
Login  
eng  
DeutschEnglishFrançaisEspañol

Renierite



Renierite
CategoryMineral
Chemical formula(Cu,Zn)11(Ge,As)2Fe4S16
Identification
ColorBronze yellow, pinkish brown
Crystal habitgranular
Crystal systemTetragonal
Cleavageabsent
FractureUneven
Mohs Scale hardness4.5
Lustermetallic
Refractive indexopaque
Streakdark gray
Specific gravity4.4

Renierite, (Cu,Zn)11(Ge,As)2Fe4S16 is a rare copper zinc germanium bearing sulfide mineral. It occurs at the Kipushi Mine, Congo; and Namibia, among other places.

Renierite was named after Armand Renier, a Belgian geologist and Director of the Belgian Geological Survey.

References

  • Mindat
  • Webmineral
 
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Renierite". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.
Your browser is not current. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not support some functions on Chemie.DE