释义 |
renierite Min.|rəˈɲɛəraɪt| [ad. F. reniérite (J. F. Vaes 1948, in Ann. de la Soc. géol. de Belgique LXXII. b22), f. the name of A. Renier, 20th-c. Belgian geologist: see -ite1.] A sulphide of copper, germanium, and other metals (Cu,Fe)3(Fe,Ge)S4, occurring as yellowish tetragonal crystals and granular masses.
1949Mineral Mag. XXVIII. 737 Renierite... Sulphide of Cu, Fe, Ge (7·75%), Zn, As... Named after Prof. Armand Renier, Director of the Geological Survey of Belgium. Near germanite. 1966Mineral Abstr. XVII. 537/2 Germanium-bearing (250 p.p.m. Ge) sphalerite occurring with galena in mineralized Cambrian limestone and dolomite in..southern Sardinia, is found to contain numerous inclusions of renierite up to 10µ in size. |