Indite
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| Indite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Sulfide mineral - Thiospinel group |
| Chemical formula | FeIn2S4 |
| Strunz classification | 02.DA.05 |
| Dana classification | 02.10.01.12 |
| Identification | |
| Color | Black |
| Crystal habit | Massive, granular |
| Crystal system | Cubic hexoctahedral (4/m 3 2/m) |
| Mohs scale hardness | 5 |
| Luster | Metallic |
| Diaphaneity | Opaque |
| Specific gravity | 4.67 |
| References | [1][2] |
Indite is an extremely rare indium-iron sulfide mineral, found in Siberia. Its chemical formula is FeIn2S4.
It occurs as replacement of cassiterite in hydrothermal deposits. It is associated with dzhalindite, cassiterite and quartz.[1][2] It was first described in 1963 for an occurrence in the Dzhalinda tin deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/indite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy
- ^ a b http://webmineral.com/data/Indite.shtml Webmineral data
- ^ http://www.mindat.org/min-2029.html 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 9783540431350. http://books.google.com/?id=k7x_2_KnupMC&pg=PA1&dq=Indite+indium.
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