Briartite
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'''Briartite''' is an opaque iron-grey metallic [[sulfide]] [[mineral]], Cu<sub>2</sub>(Zn,Fe)GeS<sub>4</sub> with traces of Ga and Sn, found as inclusions in other [[germanium]]-[[gallium]]-bearing sulfides.
It was discovered at the [[Prince Leopold Mine]], Kipushi, Shaba, [[Zaire]] in [[1965]] by [[Francotte]] and others, and named for [[Gaston Briart]] who had studied formations at [[Kipushi]].
Briartite is also found in [[Namibia]], [[Greece]], and [[Spain]].
==See also==
*[[List of minerals]]
*[[List of minerals named after people]]
==References==
*[[American Mineralogist]], volume 051, pp. 1816(1966)
* American Mineralogist, volume 080, pp. 849(1995)
* [http://www.mindat.org/min-773.html Mindat.org]
* [http://webmineral.com/data/Briartite.shtml Webmineral.com]
[[Category:Copper minerals]]
[[Category:Zinc minerals]]
[[Category:Iron minerals]]
[[Category:Germanium minerals]]
[[Category:Sulfide minerals]]
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