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Briartite

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Kipushi Mine (Prince Léopold Mine), Kipushi, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
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Formula:
Cu
 
2
(Fe,Zn)GeS
 
4
System:TetragonalHardness:3½ - 4
This page provides mineralogical data about Briartite.

Classification of Briartite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/C.06-40
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.KA.10

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
K : Sulfarsenates, Sulfantimonates
A : Sulfarsenates with (As,Sb)S4 tetrahedra
Dana 8th edition ID:2.9.2.3

2 : SULFIDES
9 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1
Hey's CIM Ref.:6.2.2

6 : Sulphosalts - Sulphostannates, Sulphogermanates,Sulpharsenates, Sulphantimonates, Sulphovanadates and Sulphohalides
2 : Sulphogermanates
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Type Occurrence of Briartite

Type Locality:Kipushi Mine (Prince Léopold Mine), Kipushi, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
Year of Discovery:1965

Physical Properties of Briartite

Hardness (Mohs):3½ - 4

Crystallography of Briartite

Crystal System:Tetragonal
Cell Parameters:a = 5.32Å, c = 10.53Å
Ratio:a:c = 1 : 1.979
Unit Cell Volume:V 298.02 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Briartite

Formula:
Cu
 
2
(Fe,Zn)GeS
 
4
Essential elements:Cu, Fe, Ge, S
All elements listed in formula:Cu, Fe, Ge, S, Zn
Common Impurities:Ga,Sn

Relationship of Briartite to other Species

Member of:Stannite Group
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.KA.05Enargite
Cu
 
3
AsS
 
4
2.KA.05Petrukite
(Cu,Fe,Zn,Ag)
 
3
(Sn,In)S
 
4
2.KA.10Famatinite
Cu
 
3
SbS
 
4
2.KA.10Luzonite
Cu
 
3
AsS
 
4
2.KA.10Permingeatite
Cu
 
3
SbSe
 
4
2.KA.10Barquillite
Cu
 
2
CdGeS
 
4
2.KA.15Fangite
Tl
 
3
AsS
 
4
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
6.2.1Germanite
Cu
 
13
Fe
 
2
Ge
 
2
S
 
16
6.2.3Renierite
(Cu,Zn)
 
11
(Ge,As)
 
2
Fe
 
4
S
 
16
6.2.4Argyrodite
Ag
 
8
GeS
 
6
6.2.5Canfieldite
Ag
 
8
(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)
 
6
6.2.6Morozeviczite
(Pb,Fe)
 
3
Ge
 
1-x
S
 
4
6.2.7Polkovicite
(Fe,Pb)
 
3
(Ge,Fe)
 
1-x
S
 
4

Other Names for Briartite

Synonyms:
IMA1965-018
Other Languages:
German:Briartit
Russian:Бриартит
Spanish:Briartita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Briartite

Reference List:American Mineralogist: 51: 1816.

American Mineralogist: 80: 849.

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    Localities for Briartite

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    Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
     
    • Katanga (Shaba)
      • Kipushi
    		Bull.Soc.fr.Min.Crist.(1965) 88, 432-437
    France
     
    • Midi-Pyrénées
      • Haute-Garonne
        • Argut-Dessus
    		J. W. Anthony et al.: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3 (1997), 21
    • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
      • Alpes-Maritimes
        • Guillaumes
    		R. Pierrot, P. Picot, J. Feraud, J. Vernet : "Inventaire Minéralogique de la France, N° 4, Alpes Maritimes", BRGM, 1974
    Greece
     
    • Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture
      • Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium) District
        • Lavrion District Mines
          • Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza)
    		No reference listed
    Namibia
     
    • Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region
      • Tsumeb
    		Gramaccioli, C. M., 1985. Conoscere i minerali. I solfosali. Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Novara, 96 pp
    Spain
     
    • Asturias
      • Riosa
    		A. Paniagua et al. , Bull. Minéral. , 1988, 111, pp. 383-391.
    • Castile and Leon
      • Salamanca
    		Revista de minerales, 2000 (Mars), 260-263.
    USA
     
    • Colorado
      • Boulder Co.
        • Jamestown District
    		Minerals of Colorado (1997) Eckels, E. B.
    Zambia
     
    • Central Province
      • Kabwe (Broken Hill)
    		Kamona, A. F. & Friedrich, G. H. (2007): Geology, mineralogy and stable isotope geochemistry of the Kabwe carbonate-hosted Pb-Zn deposit, Central Zambia. Ore Geology Reviews 30, 217-243.; Kamona, A.F., Lévêque, J., Friedrich, G., and Haack, U. (1999): Mineralium Deposita 34, 273-283.
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