renierite

Also known as reniérite, bornite orange

Renierite is a rare copper zinc germanium bearing sulfide mineral with the chemical formula . It occurs at the Kipushi Mine, Democratic Republic of the Congo; and Namibia, among other places.

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Mineral.name: Renierite
Mineral.category: Sulfide mineral
Mineral.image: Renierit.JPG
Mineral.IMAsymbol: Ren
Mineral.strunz: 2.CB.35a
Mineral.system: Tetragonal
Mineral.class: Scalenohedral (2m) H-M symbol: ( 2m)
Mineral.symmetry: P2c
Mineral.color: bronze yellow, pinkish brown
Mineral.habit: granular
Mineral.cleavage: absent
Mineral.fracture: Uneven
Mineral.mohs: 4.5
Mineral.luster: metallic
Mineral.refractive: opaque
Mineral.streak: dark gray
Mineral.gravity: 4.4

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Commons category: Renierite
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009): 2.CB.35a
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update): 2.CB.35a
IMA Mineral Symbol: Ren
chemical formula: (Cu¹⁺,Zn)₁₁Fe₄(Ge⁴⁺,As⁵⁺)₂S₁₆
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated): II/B.03b

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Renierite is a rare copper zinc germanium bearing sulfide mineral with the chemical formula . It occurs at the Kipushi Mine, Democratic Republic of the Congo; and Namibia, among other places.

Renierite was named after Armand Renier (26 June 1876 – 9 October 1951), a Belgian geologist and director of the Belgian Geological Survey.