Indite
Indite is an extremely rare indium-iron sulfide mineral, found in Siberia. Its chemical formula is FeIn2S4.
Indite | |
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General | |
Category | Sulfide mineral Thiospinel group Spinel structural group |
Formula (repeating unit) | FeIn2S4 |
IMA symbol | Idt[1] |
Strunz classification | 2.DA.05 |
Dana classification | 02.10.01.12 |
Crystal system | Cubic |
Crystal class | Hexoctahedral (m3m) H-M symbol: (4/m 3 2/m) |
Space group | Fd3m |
Identification | |
Color | Black |
Crystal habit | Massive, granular |
Mohs scale hardness | 5 |
Luster | Metallic |
Diaphaneity | Opaque |
Specific gravity | 4.67 |
References | [2][3][4] |
It occurs as replacement of cassiterite in hydrothermal deposits. It is associated with dzhalindite, cassiterite and quartz.[2][3] It was first described in 1963 for an occurrence in the Dzhalinda tin deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia.[5]
References
- Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- Handbook of Mineralogy
- Webmineral data
- https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?mineral=Indite Mineralienatlas
- Mindat
- Emsley, John. Nature's Building Blocks. Oxford, 2001. ISBN 0-19-850341-5
- Schwarz-Schampera, Ulrich; Herzig, Peter M. (2002-06-10). Indium: Geology, Mineralogy, and Economics. Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-43135-0.
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