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Polydymite Mineral Data
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General Polydymite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
NiNi2S4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 304.33 gm |
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Nickel 57.85 % Ni |
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Sulfur 42.15 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
NiNi2S4 |
| Environment: |
Found in hydrothermal veins. Forms a series with linnaeite. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1876 |
| Locality: |
Gr�nau mine, Sayn-Altenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
From the Greek for "many" and "twin", as the mineral is observed in twinned forms. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Polydymite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 36271 |
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Nickellinnaeite |
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PDF 47-1739 |
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