Mindat Short Description
Charge balance maintained by coupled substitution Zn+Ge = Cu+As.
Compare the Zn- and As-free member germanite.
Geoscience Ontology Status Notes
Vaes J F (1948) La reniérite (anciennement applelée «Bornite orange») Un sulfure germanifère provenant de la Mine Prince-Léopold, Kipushi (Congo Belge), Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique 72, 19-32
IMA Formula (from Mindat)
(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16
RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)
(Cu1+,Cu2+Zn2+)11(Fe2+,Fe3+)4(Ge4+,As5+)2S2-16