Briartite

Template:Short description Template:Infobox mineral Briartite is an opaque iron-grey metallic sulfide mineral, Template:Chem2 with traces of Ga and Sn, found as inclusions in other germanium-gallium-bearing sulfides.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

It was discovered at the Prince Léopold Mine, Kipushi, Shaba, Congo (Léopoldville) in 1965 by Francotte and others, and named for Gaston Briart who had studied formations at Kipushi.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Briartite is also found in Namibia, Greece, and Spain.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• List of minerals
• List of minerals named after people

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