https://www.mineral-bosse.de
https://www.edelsteine-neuburg.de
https://www.mineralbox.biz
https://www.mineraliengrosshandel.com
'._('einklappen').'
 

Renierite

Pictures (8 Images total)

Renierit
Views (Image: 1288889995): 1658
Renierit

Kristallgröße: 2,3 mm, Fundort: Miniera San Giovanni, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinien, Italien
Copyright: Enrico Bonacina
Contribution: thdun5 2010-11-04
Locality: Miniera San Giovanni / Punta Della Torre / Iglesias / Sud Sardegna, Provinz / Sardinien (Sardegna), Region / Italien
Renierit
Views (Image: 1259871155): 1768
Renierit

Größe: 34x24x17 mm; Fundort: Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky
Contribution: slugslayer 2009-12-03
Locality: Tsumeb Mine / Tsumeb / Oshikoto (Otjikoto), Region / Namibia
Renierit mit Chalkopyrit
Views (Image: 1259871109): 1668
Renierit mit Chalkopyrit

Größe: 70x60x35 mm; Fundort: Kipushi Mine, Shaba, Kongo
Copyright: Jean-Francois Carpentier
Contribution: slugslayer 2009-12-03
Locality: Kipushi Mine / Kipushi / Ober-Katanga (Haut-Katanga), Distrikt / Katanga (Shaba), Provinz / Demokratische Republik Kongo
Renierit
Views (Image: 1264155578): 1811
Renierit

Größe: 45x30 mm; Fundort: Kipushi, Provinz Katanga, Demokratische Republik Kongo
Copyright: Paul Bongaerts
Contribution: slugslayer 2010-01-22
Locality: Kipushi Mine / Kipushi / Ober-Katanga (Haut-Katanga), Distrikt / Katanga (Shaba), Provinz / Demokratische Republik Kongo
Renierit
Views (Image: 1356723173): 992
Renierit (SNr: A001963)

Derb bunt Angelaufen, BB = 28 mm, Fundort: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Bebo
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2012-12-28
Locality: Tsumeb Mine / Tsumeb / Oshikoto (Otjikoto), Region / Namibia
Renierit
Views (Image: 1475579068): 315
Renierit

Renierit mit weiteren eingeschlossenen Phasen. Hier werden häufig Briartit und Gallit genannt. Dies ist bei diesem Stück jedoch nicht analytisch geklärt. Kipushi Mine, Katanga, DR Kongo. Stufenbrei...
Collection: Jan Hartmann
Copyright: Jan Hartmann
Contribution: Alcest 2016-10-04
Locality: Kipushi Mine / Kipushi / Ober-Katanga (Haut-Katanga), Distrikt / Katanga (Shaba), Provinz / Demokratische Republik Kongo

Collectors Summary

Color orange braun
Streak color schwärzlich grau
Hardness (Mohs) 4.75
Crystal System tetragonal, P42c

Chemism

Chem­ical formula

(Cu,Zn)11(Ge,As)2Fe4S16

Addi­tional chem. informa­tion

alle Glieder der Mischungsreihe Cu10(Zn1-xCu)Ge2-xAsxFe4S16 (x = 0-1) werden als Renierit geführt

Chem­ical com­po­si­tion

Arsen, Eisen, Germanium, Kupfer, Zink, Schwefel

Unit weight: 1586.983926 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 33

Info

Empirical formula:

(Cu0.75Zn0.25)11(Ge0.75As0.25)2Fe4S16

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Sulfur

S

32.33

16

48.48

32.0655000

513.0480000
Iron

Fe

14.08

4

12.12

55.8452000

223.3808000
Copper

Cu

33.03

8.25

25.00

63.5463000

524.2569750
Zinc

Zn

11.33

2.75

8.33

65.4094000

179.8758500
Germanium

Ge

6.87

1.5

4.55

72.6410000

108.9615000
Arsenic

As

2.36

0.5

1.52

74.9216020

37.4608010

Anal­y­sis wt%

Ø Cu : 41.80, Fe : 12.60, Zn : 2.20, Ge : 7.30, As : 2.30, Ga : 0.90, S : 32.30 (Ref: Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, (Monatshefte) 69)

Strunz 9th edi­tion incl. updates

2.CB.35

2: Sulfide und Sulfosalze (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide, Sulfarsenite, Sulfantimonite, Sulfbismuthite)
C: Metallsulfide, M : S = 1 : 1 (und ähnliche)
B: mit Zink (Zn), Eisen (Fe), Kupfer (Cu), Silber (Ag), usw.
35:Hemusit-Gruppe

Lapis Clas­sifica­tion

II/C.10-010

II: SULFIDE UND SULFOSALZE (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide)
C: Sulfide mit Metall : S,Se,Te ~ 1:1

Clas­sifica­tion by Hölzel

2.CB.550

2: SULFIDES
C: Sulfides (etc) with Me/S=1/1
B: With Zn,Cu (etc), Coordination Number ~[4] Framework of Cornersharing Tetrahedra: Sphalerite-Germanite-Family
5: Germanite-Colusite-Mawsonite-Group

Dana 8th edi­tion

02.09.04.01

02: Sulfide Minerals
09: Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:1
04: Germanite Group

IMA sta­tus

Erstbeschreibung vor CNMNC-Gründung (1959), als Mineral meist anerkannt

Min­eral sta­tus

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

orange braun

Streak color

schwärzlich grau

Diaphane­ity (Trans­parency)

opak

Crystallography

Crystal Sys­tem

tetragonal

Class (H-M)

42m

Space Group number

112

Space Group

P42c

Cell param­e­ters a (Å)

10.6226(5)

Cell param­e­ters b (Å)

-

Cell param­e­ters c (Å)

10.5506(8)

Cell param­e­ters a/b or c/a

0.993

Cell param­e­ters c/b

-

Cell param­e­ters α

90°

Cell param­e­ters β

90°

Cell param­e­ters γ

90°

Z

2

Volumne (ų)

1190.526

X-Ray Pow­der Diffrac­tion

3.059(100),
2.657(50),
2.638(50),
1.878(80),
1.871(100),
1.600(50),
1.593(50),
1.083(80)
XRD chart Renierite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystals 3D

Open larger view

Crystal Structure 3D

Open larger view

Physical Properties

Hard­ness (Mohs)

4.75

VHN (Hard­ness Vick­ers)

351 (25g)

Density (g/cm³)

4.38

4.427 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Demokratische Republik Kongo/Katanga (Shaba), Provinz/Ober-Katanga (Haut-Katanga), Distrikt/Kipushi/Kipushi Mine

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Vaes, 1948

References

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 1 (1990), 438

Bernstein, L.R. (1986) Renierite, Cu10ZnGe2Fe4S16-Cu11GeAsFe4S16: a coupled solid solution series. American Mineralogist, 71, 210-221

Bernstein, L.R., Reichel, D.G., Merlino, S. (1989): Renierite crystal structure refined from Rietveld analysis of powder neutron-diffraction data. American Mineralogist, 74, pp. 1177-1181

Other languages

German

Renierit

Spanish

Renierita

English

Renierite

French

Renierite

Russian

Реньерит

Traditional Chinese

硫銅鍺礦

Simplified Chinese

硫铜锗矿

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Ren

Automatic Links to external internet sources (Responsibility is with the operator)

German pages

 DeWikiPedia - search for: Renierit
Google-Bilder-Suche - search for: Renierit
Mineralienatlas.de (Forum) - search for: Renierit

English pages

 Mindat - search for: Renierite
Webmineral - search for:Renierite
Handbook-of-Mineralogy - search for: Renierite
RRUFF - Raman, XRD and other mineral data - search for: Renierite
RRUFF - References and PDF downloads - search for: Renierite
American-Mineralogist-Crystal-Structure-Database - search for: Renierite
Strahlen.org - search for: Renierite

Russian pages

 Webmineral.ru - search for: Реньерит

Mineral Dealer

German pages

 hausen - Mineralgroßhandel - search for: Renierit
Crystal-Treasure.com - search for: Renierit
Bosse - search for: Renierit
Edelsteine Neuburg - Gundolf Fischer - search for: Renierit

Locations with GPS information