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Briartite
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<p>Briartite is an opaque iron-grey metallic <a href="/facts/Sulfide/d8YMjLeu">sulfide</a> <a href="/facts/Mineral/LkUFbNmv">mineral</a>, Cu2(Zn,Fe)GeS4 with traces of Ga and Sn, found as inclusions in other <a href="/facts/Germanium/wtoALHGs">germanium</a>-<a href="/facts/Gallium/EucevDs9">gallium</a>-bearing sulfides. </p><p>It was discovered at the <a href="/facts/Kipushi/Uj7jp8vY">Prince Léopold Mine, Kipushi</a>, Shaba, <a href="/facts/Republic_of_the_Congo_(L%C3%A9opoldville)/uPUScp4u">Congo (Léopoldville)</a> in 1965 by <a href="/facts/Francotte/RmCyngoo">Francotte</a> and others, and named for <a href="/facts/Gaston_Briart/RUNplEge">Gaston Briart</a> who had studied formations at Kipushi. </p><p>Briartite is also found in <a href="/facts/Namibia/ahXuaypy">Namibia</a>, <a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB">Greece</a>, and <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a>. </p>