Mineral - Renierite
Renierite
Chemical Properties
Mineral Class
Sulfides and sulfosalts
Toxicity
middle
Formula
(Cu¹⁺,Zn)₁₁Fe₄(Ge⁴⁺,As⁵⁺)₂S₁₆
Unit Cell
Physical Properties
Hardness
3.5 - 4.5
Streak
gray
Density
Cleavage
Fracture
Tenacity
Optical Properties
Color
brownbronze
Birefringence
Luster
Metallic
Transparency
Pleochroism
Geomineralogical Properties
Crystal System
tetragonal
Point Group
Space Group
Habit
coarse, massive
Formation
Metasomatose (von germaniumhaltigen Lagerstätten)
Paragenesis
Twinning
Rarity
Very rare
Synonyms
Renierite