Indite

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Indite
General
CategorySulfide mineral
Thiospinel group
Spinel structural group
Formula
(repeating unit)
FeIn2S4
Strunz classification2.DA.05
Dana classification02.10.01.12
Crystal systemCubic
Crystal classHexoctahedral (m3m)
H-M symbol: (4/m 3 2/m)
Space groupFd3m
Identification
ColorBlack
Crystal habitMassive, granular
Mohs scale hardness5
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DiaphaneityOpaque
Specific gravity4.67
References[1][2][3]


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 .[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Handbook of Mineralogy
  2. 2.0 2.1 Webmineral data
  3. https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?mineral=Indite Mineralienatlas
  4. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode2021MinM...85..291W. 
  5. Mindat





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