Renierite is a rare copper
zinc germanium
Germanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ge and atomic number 32. It is lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white and similar in appearance to silicon. It is a metalloid in the carbon group that is chemically similar to its group neighbors s ...
bearing
sulfide
Sulfide (British English also sulphide) is an inorganic anion of sulfur with the chemical formula S2− or a compound containing one or more S2− ions. Solutions of sulfide salts are corrosive. ''Sulfide'' also refers to chemical compounds lar ...
mineral with the chemical formula . It occurs at the
Kipushi Mine,
Democratic Republic of the Congo; and
Namibia, among other places.
Renierite was named after Armand Renier (26 June 1876 - 9 October 1951), a Belgian geologist and director of the Belgian Geological Survey.
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Zinc minerals
Sulfide minerals
Germanium minerals
Tetragonal minerals
Minerals in space group 112
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