Reniérite

Formula: (Cu,Zn)11(Ge,As)2Fe4S16

Origin of name: for A. Renier, Belgian geologist

 

Crystal system: tetragonal, pseudocubic

Crystal class: -42m

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Colour: orange-bronze, orange-red

Diaphaneity: opaque

Luster: metallic

Habit: crystals to 1.5 mm, idiomorphic grains, massive

Hardness: 4.5

Specific gravity: 4.3

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