Briartite 227702 125195210 2007-04-23T15:29:07Z Clerks 2580770 /* References */ added See also section '''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]] {{mineral-stub}} [[it:Briartite]] [[nl:Briartiet]]