Briartite
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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.[1]
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.[2]
Briartite is also found in Namibia, Greece, and Spain.[3]