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Renierite

Year of discovery: 1948 (Kipushi mine (Prince Léopold mine), Congo (Zaïre)), 1978 (Japan)

Locality list: 2 localities of renierite

• (Cu,Zn)₁₁(Ge,As)₂Fe₄S₁₆
• (Cu,Zn)₁₁(Ge,As)₂Fe₄S₁₆, Cu⁺As⁵⁺ <=> Zn²⁺Ge⁴⁺
• [Cu⁺₁₁][Ge⁴⁺As⁵⁺][Fe³⁺₄][S₁₆]^32--[Cu⁺₁₀Zn²⁺][Ge⁴⁺₂][Fe³⁺₄][S₁₆]^32-

• Class: Germanite group
• Class: Sulfide
• Magnetism: Paramagnetic

• Color: Orange, Yellowish brown
• Tarnish: Reddish brown
• Streak: Dark gray
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Cleavage: No
• Hardness: 4-5
• Density: 4.4

• System: Tetragonal, Pseudocubic
• Group: (-4)2m, P(-4)2c
• Lattice: a=10.6, c=10.6

Etymology: Armand Renier, Belgian geologist

Synonym: Reniérite