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Renierite Gallite & Briartite

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Renierite Gallite & Briartite

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Description
Locality: 
Kipushi Mine, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Reddish renierite intergrown with silvery gallite and briartite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Renierite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn)11(Ge,As)2Fe4S16
Strunz: 
2.CB.35a
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Kipushi Mine (Prince Léopold Mine), Kipushi, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Gallite

Formula: 
CuGaS2
Strunz: 
2.CB.10a
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Colour: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Kipushi Mine (Prince Léopold Mine), Kipushi, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Briartite

Formula: 
Cu2(Fe,Zn)GeS4
Strunz: 
2.KA.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Kipushi Mine (Prince Léopold Mine), Kipushi, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)