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Renierit

Kristallgröße: 2,3 mm, Fundort: Miniera San Giovanni, Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinien, Italien

Enrico Bonacina

Contribution: thdun5 2010-11-04

Locality: Miniera San Giovanni / Punta Della Torre / Iglesias / Sud Sardegna, Provinz / Sardinien (Sardegna), Region / Italien

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Renierit

Größe: 34x24x17 mm; Fundort: Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

Rob Lavinsky

Contribution: slugslayer 2009-12-03

Locality: Tsumeb Mine / Tsumeb / Oshikoto (Otjikoto), Region / Namibia

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Renierit mit Chalkopyrit

Größe: 70x60x35 mm; Fundort: Kipushi Mine, Shaba, Kongo

Jean-Francois Carpentier

Contribution: slugslayer 2009-12-03

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

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Renierit

Größe: 45x30 mm; Fundort: Kipushi, Provinz Katanga, Demokratische Republik Kongo

Paul Bongaerts

Contribution: slugslayer 2010-01-22

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

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Renierit (SNr: A001963)

Derb bunt Angelaufen, BB = 28 mm, Fundort: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia

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Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter

Bebo

Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2012-12-28

Locality: Tsumeb Mine / Tsumeb / Oshikoto (Otjikoto), Region / Namibia

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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...

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Jan Hartmann

Contribution: Alcest 2016-10-04

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

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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(Zn_1-xCu)Ge_2-xAs_xFe₄S₁₆ (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:

(Cu_0.75Zn_0.25)₁₁(Ge_0.75As_0.25)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

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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 (Å³)	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)
	Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)	4.75
VHN (Hardness Vickers)	351 (25g)
Density (g/cm³)	4.38
	4.427 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

(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

Related minerals "Strunz Classification" (9. Edition) [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Hemusite	Cu¹⁺₄Cu²⁺₂SnMoS₈ kubisch	2.CB.35
Renierite	(Cu,Zn)₁₁(Ge,As)₂Fe₄S₁₆ tetragonal : 42m : P42c	2.CB.35
Polkovicite	(Fe,Pb)₃(Ge,Fe)_1-xS₄ kubisch	2.CB.35
Vinciennite	Cu₁₀Fe₄Sn(As,Sb)S₁₆ tetragonal	2.CB.35
Catamarcaite	Cu₆GeWS₈ hexagonal : 6mm : P6₃mc	2.CB.35
Kiddcreekite	Cu₆SnWS₈ kubisch	2.CB.35
Morozeviczite	(Pb,Fe)₃Ge_1-xS₄ kubisch	2.CB.35

Related minerals "Lapis Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Renierite	(Cu,Zn)₁₁(Ge,As)₂Fe₄S₁₆ tetragonal : 42m : P42c	II/C.10-010
Vinciennite	Cu₁₀Fe₄Sn(As,Sb)S₁₆ tetragonal	II/C.10-015
Germanite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : P43n	II/C.10-020
Nekrasovite	Cu₁₃V(Sn,As,Sb)₃S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : P43n	II/C.10-030
Colusite	Cu₁₂VAs₃S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : P43n	II/C.10-040
Stibiocolusite	Cu₁₃V(Sb,As,Sn)₃S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : P43m	II/C.10-045
Germanocolusite	Cu₁₃V(Ge,As)₃S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : P43m	II/C.10-047
Maikainite	Cu₁₀Fe₃MoGe₃S₁₆ kubisch	II/C.10-050
Ovamboite	Cu₁₀Fe₃WGe₃S₁₆ kubisch	II/C.10-055
Sulvanite	Cu₃VS₄ kubisch : 43m : P43m	II/C.10-060
Polkovicite	(Fe,Pb)₃(Ge,Fe)_1-xS₄ kubisch	II/C.10-070
Morozeviczite	(Pb,Fe)₃Ge_1-xS₄ kubisch	II/C.10-080

Related minerals "Hoelzel Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Haycockite	Cu₄Fe₅S₈ orthorhombisch	2.CB.500
Mooihoekite	Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆ tetragonal : 42m : P42m	2.CB.510
Talnakhite	Cu₉(Fe,Ni)₈S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : I43m	2.CB.520
Putoranite	Cu_1.1Fe_1.2S₂ kubisch : m3m	2.CB.525
Colusite	Cu₁₂VAs₃S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : P43n	2.CB.530
Stibiocolusite	Cu₁₃V(Sb,As,Sn)₃S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : P43m	2.CB.535
Germanocolusite	Cu₁₃V(Ge,As)₃S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : P43m	2.CB.540
Nekrasovite	Cu₁₃V(Sn,As,Sb)₃S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : P43n	2.CB.545
Renierite	(Cu,Zn)₁₁(Ge,As)₂Fe₄S₁₆ tetragonal : 42m : P42c	2.CB.550
Germanite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : P43n	2.CB.555
Maikainite	Cu₁₀Fe₃MoGe₃S₁₆ kubisch	2.CB.560
Ovamboite	Cu₁₀Fe₃WGe₃S₁₆ kubisch	2.CB.565
Mawsonite	Cu₆¹⁺Fe₂³⁺Sn⁴⁺S₈ tetragonal : 42m : P4m2	2.CB.570
Chatkalite	Cu₆Fe²⁺Sn₂S₈ tetragonal : 42m : P4m2	2.CB.575
Chaméanite	(Cu,Fe)₄As(Se,S)₄ kubisch	2.CB.590
Lautite	CuAsS orthorhombisch : mm2 : Pna2₁	2.CB.595

Related minerals "Dana 8. Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂ tetragonal : 42m : I42d	02.09.01.01
Eskebornite	CuFeSe₂ tetragonal : 42m : P42c	02.09.01.02
Gallite	CuGaS₂ tetragonal : 42m : I42d	02.09.01.03
Roquesite	CuInS₂ tetragonal : 42m : I42d	02.09.01.04
Lenaite	AgFeS₂ tetragonal : 42m : I42d	02.09.01.05
Laforêtite	AgInS₂ tetragonal : 42m : I42d	02.09.01.06
Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	02.09.02.01
Černýite	Cu₂CdSnS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	02.09.02.02
Briartite	Cu₂(Zn,Fe)GeS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	02.09.02.03
Kuramite	Cu₃SnS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	02.09.02.04
Sakuraiite	(Cu,Zn,Fe)₃(In,Sn)S₄ kubisch	02.09.02.05
Hocartite	Ag₂FeSnS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	02.09.02.06
Pirquitasite	Ag₂ZnSnS₄ tetragonal : 42m, 4 : I42m, I4	02.09.02.07
Velikite	Cu₂(Hg,Zn)SnS₄ tetragonal : 4 : I4	02.09.02.08
Kësterite	Cu₂(Zn,Fe)SnS₄ tetragonal : 4 : I4	02.09.02.09
Ferrokësterite	Cu₂FeSnS₄ tetragonal : 4 : I4	02.09.02.10
Barquillite	Cu₂(Cd,Fe)GeS₄ tetragonal : 42m : I42m	02.09.02.11
Chatkalite	Cu₆Fe²⁺Sn₂S₈ tetragonal : 42m : P4m2	02.09.03.02
Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂ orthorhombisch : 222 : I222	02.09.03.03
Renierite	(Cu,Zn)₁₁(Ge,As)₂Fe₄S₁₆ tetragonal : 42m : P42c	02.09.04.01
Germanite	Cu₁₃Fe₂Ge₂S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : P43n	02.09.04.02
Maikainite	Cu₁₀Fe₃MoGe₃S₁₆ kubisch	02.09.04.03
Ovamboite	Cu₁₀Fe₃WGe₃S₁₆ kubisch	02.09.04.04
Morozeviczite	(Pb,Fe)₃Ge_1-xS₄ kubisch	02.09.05.01
Polkovicite	(Fe,Pb)₃(Ge,Fe)_1-xS₄ kubisch	02.09.05.02
Hemusite	Cu¹⁺₄Cu²⁺₂SnMoS₈ kubisch	02.09.06.01
Kiddcreekite	Cu₆SnWS₈ kubisch	02.09.06.02
Putoranite	Cu_1.1Fe_1.2S₂ kubisch : m3m	02.09.07.01
Talnakhite	Cu₉(Fe,Ni)₈S₁₆ kubisch : 43m : I43m	02.09.08.01
Haycockite	Cu₄Fe₅S₈ orthorhombisch	02.09.08.02
Mooihoekite	Cu₉Fe₉S₁₆ tetragonal : 42m : P42m	02.09.08.03
Raguinite	TlFeS₂ monoklin : 2/m : C2/m	02.09.09.01

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