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Indite Mineral Data
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General Indite Information
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Chemical Formula: |
Fe++In2S4 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 413.75 gm |
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Indium 55.50 % In |
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Iron 13.50 % Fe |
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Sulfur 31.00 % S |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
Fe2+In2S4 |
Environment: |
Of primary hydrothermal origin, replacing botryoidal cassiterite. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1963 |
Locality: |
In the Dzhalindin deposit, Little Khingan Ridge, Far Eastern Region, USSR. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
For the indium in its composition. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Indite |
Synonym: |
ICSD 68412 |
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PDF 33-613 |
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Indite Image |
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Indite
Comments: Two metallic-gray grains of fresh indite in quartz associated with brown and creamy-colored cassiterite.
Location: Dzhalinda Sn Deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia.
Scale: FOV is 3x2 mm.
© Pavel M. Kartashov |
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Indite Crystallography
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Cell Dimensions: |
a = 10.62, Z = 8; V = 1,197.77 Den(Calc)= 4.59 |
Crystal System: |
Isometric - Hexoctahedral H-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F d3m |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.2(1), 1.877(0.54), 2.043(0.38), |
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Physical Properties of Indite
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Color: |
Iron black. |
Density: |
4.67 |
Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
Hardness: |
5 - Apatite |
Luster: |
Metallic |
Streak: |
black |
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Optical Properties of Indite
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RL Color: |
White. |
Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Indite in Air
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R |
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∑ R(λ) |
400 nm |
26.30 |
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420 nm |
26.90 |
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440 nm |
27.70 |
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460 nm |
27.90 |
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480 nm |
28.00 |
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500 nm |
27.80 |
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520 nm |
27.20 |
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540 nm |
27.00 |
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560 nm |
26.60 |
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580 nm |
26.20 |
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600 nm |
25.90 |
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620 nm |
25.60 |
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640 nm |
25.40 |
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660 nm |
25.10 |
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680 nm |
24.80 |
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700 nm |
24.50 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Indite in Air
Relative Intensity |
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120% |
160% |
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240% |
280% |
320% |
350% |
R |
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Calculated Properties of Indite
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Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.17 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Indite =4.59 gm/cc. |
Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0051865407 Boson Index = 0.9948134593 |
Photoelectric: |
PEIndite = 164.52 barns/electron U=PEIndite x rElectron Density= 686.23 barns/cc. |
Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Indite is Not Radioactive |
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Indite Classification
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Dana Class: |
02.10.01.12 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.10)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=3:4 |
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(02.10.01)Linnaeite Group (Isometric: Fd3m) |
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02.10.01.01 Linnaeite CoCo2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.02 Carrollite Cu(Co,Ni)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.03 Fletcherite Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.04 Tyrrellite (Cu,Co,Ni)3Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.05 Bornhardtite CoCo2Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.06 Siegenite (Ni,Co)3S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.07 Polydymite NiNi2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.08 Violarite FeNi2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.09 Trustedtite Ni3Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.10 Greigite FeFe2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.11 Daubreelite FeCr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.12 Indite FeIn2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.13 Kalininite ZnCr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.14 Florensovite Cu(Cr1.5Sb0.5)S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.15 Cuproiridsite CuIr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.16 Cuprorhodsite CuRh2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.17 Malanite Cu(Pt,Ir)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.18 Ferrorhodsite (Fe,Cu)(Rh,Ir,Pt)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.10.01.19 Cadmoindite! CdIn2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
Strunz Class: |
02.DA.05 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.D - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 3:4 and 2:3 |
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02.DA -M:S = 3:4 |
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02.DA.05 Bornhardtite CoCo2Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Florensovite Cu(Cr1.5Sb0.5)S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Carrollite Cu(Co,Ni)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Fletcherite Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Cuproiridsite CuIr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Cuprorhodsite CuRh2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Dayingite* CuCoPtS4 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Daubreelite FeCr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Ferrorhodsite (Fe,Cu)(Rh,Ir,Pt)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Greigite FeFe2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Indite FeIn2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Linnaeite CoCo2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Kalininite ZnCr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Malanite Cu(Pt,Ir)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Polydymite NiNi2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Violarite FeNi2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Tyrrellite (Cu,Co,Ni)3Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Siegenite (Ni,Co)3S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Xingzhongite (Pb,Cu,Fe)(Ir,Pt,Rh)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Trustedtite Ni3Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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02.DA.05 Cadmoindite! CdIn2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m |
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Other Indite Information
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References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Indite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST
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Fe++In2S4
Dana No: 02.10.01.12 Strunz No: 02.DA.05
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