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Renierite With Chalcopyrite & Sphalerite

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Renierite With Chalcopyrite & Sphalerite

ex. Collection Dr. Winfried Böhmer (Wunstorf/Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Kipushi Mine, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.9 × 4.4 × 2.2 cm
Description

Renierite with chalcopyrite and sphalerite in matrix

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)

Chalcopyrite

Formula: 
CuFeS2
Strunz: 
2.CB.10a
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Sphalerite

Formula: 
ZnS
Strunz: 
2.CB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0