Zincobriartite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Kipushi Mine
Kipushi
Kipushi Territory
Haut-Katanga
DR Congo
-11.7658°, 27.2334°

3recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Tetragonal
Space group: I-4 2m
Cell parameters: a = 5.3433(4) Å · c = 10.5350(11) Å

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
16SSulfur Sulfur 4 32.060 128.240
24.71%
29CuCopper Copper 2 63.546 127.092
24.49%
32GeGermanium Germanium 1 72.630 72.630
14.00%
31GaGallium Gallium 1 69.723 69.723
13.44%
30ZnZinc Zinc 1 65.380 65.380
12.60%
26FeIron Iron 1 55.845 55.845
10.76%
Total 518.910 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From IMA formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
16SSulfur	Sulfur	4	32.060	128.240	24.71%
29CuCopper	Copper	2	63.546	127.092	24.49%
32GeGermanium	Germanium	1	72.630	72.630	14.00%
31GaGallium	Gallium	1	69.723	69.723	13.44%
30ZnZinc	Zinc	1	65.380	65.380	12.60%
26FeIron	Iron	1	55.845	55.845	10.76%
	Total	518.910	100.00%

Synonyms

IMA2015-094
Zincobriartiet

In other languages

German: IMA 2015-094 · Zincobriartit

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

2.KA.10

2Sulfides and SulfosaltsClass
2.KSulfarsenates, SulfantimonatesDivision
2.KASulfarsenates with (As,Sb)S₄ tetrahedraGroup
2.KA.10ZincobriartiteSpecies

Group, growth & confusion

17 members

Literature, links & citation

Citations

1965Francotte, J.; Moreau, Jules; Ottenburgs, Raoul; Lévy, Claude (1965) La briartite, Cu2(Fe,Zn)GeS4, une nouvelle espèce minérale. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Crystallographie, 88 (3). 432-437 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1965.5876DOI: 10.3406/bulmi.1965.5876
2007Smith, D. G.W.; Nickel, E. H. (2007) A System of Codification for Unnamed Minerals: Report of the Subcommittee for Unnamed Minerals of the IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45 (4). 983-990 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.45.4.983 DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.45.4.983
2016Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2016) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2015 and 2016, CNMNC Newsletter No 29. Mineralogical Magazine, 80 (1) 199-205 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.080DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2016.080.080
2022(2022) Zincobriartite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Zincobriartite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/zincobriartite-47022},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}