Renierite

Renierite

Infobox mineral
name = Renierite
category =
boxwidth =
boxbgcolor =


imagesize =
caption =
formula = (Cu,Zn)11(Ge,As)2Fe4S16
molweight =
color = Bronze yellow, pinkish brown
habit = granular
system = Tetragonal
twinning =
cleavage = absent
fracture = Uneven
mohs = 4.5
luster = metallic
refractive = opaque
opticalprop =
birefringence =
pleochroism =
streak = dark gray
gravity = 4.4
density =
melt =
fusibility =
diagnostic =
solubility =
diaphaneity =
other =

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

* [http://www.mindat.org/min-3389.html Mindat]
* [http://webmineral.com/data/Renierite.shtml Webmineral]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • renierite — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Renierit — Reniérit Chemische Formel (Cu,Zn)11Fe4(Ge,As)2S16 Mineralklasse Sulfide und Sulfosalze Metall : Schwefel (Selen, Tellur) = 1 : 1 II/C.10 10 (8. Aufl.) ; 2.CB.35 (9. Aufl.) (nach Stru …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Reniérit — Chemische Formel (Cu,Zn)11Fe4(Ge,As)2S16 Mineralklasse Sulfide und Sulfosalze Metall : Schwefel (Selen, Tellur) = 1 : 1 II/C.10 10 (8. Aufl.) ; 2.CB.35 (9. Aufl.) (nach …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • List of minerals N-R (complete) — It is currently not possible to have a complete list of minerals . The International Mineralogical Association is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names, however minerals discovered before 1959 did not go… …   Wikipedia

  • germanium — /jeuhr may nee euhm/, n. Chem. a scarce, metallic, grayish white element, normally tetravalent, used chiefly in transistors. Symbol: Ge; at. wt.: 72.59; at. no.: 32; sp. gr.: 5.36 at 20°C. [1885 90; GERMAN(Y) + IUM] * * * Chemical element with… …   Universalium

  • Germanium — (pronEng|dʒɚˈmeɪniəm) is a chemical element with the symbol Ge and atomic number 32. It is a lustrous, hard, silver white metalloid in the carbon group, chemically similar to its group neighbors tin and silicon. Germanium has five naturally… …   Wikipedia

  • List of minerals — This is a List of minerals for which there are Wikipedia articles. Mineral variety names and mineraloids are to be listed after the valid minerals for each letter.For a complete listing (about 4,000) of all mineral names: List of minerals… …   Wikipedia

  • Union Minière du Haut Katanga — The Union Minière du Haut Katanga (UMHK) is a Belgian mining company, once operating in Katanga, in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly, Congo Free State, from 1908, Belgian Congo, from 1972, Zaire). It was created on… …   Wikipedia

  • Kipushi — The Kipushi copper, lead and zinc mine is located about 30 km west of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ore occurs in open spaces and collapse breccias along a fault zone. The primary zinc rich ore body contains the minerals… …   Wikipedia

  • Compagnie Minière du Haut Katanga — Union minière du Haut Katanga Les usines d Élisabethville (ancien nom de Lubumbashi) en 1917 L Union minière du Haut Katanga (UMHK) fut un groupe industriel minier belge établi au Katanga, dans l actuelle République démocratique du Congo… …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”