Formula(repeating unit) FeIn2S4 Dana classification 02.10.01.12 | Strunz classification 2.DA.05 | |
Category Sulfide mineralThiospinel groupSpinel structural group Crystal class Hexoctahedral (m3m)H-M symbol: (4/m 3 2/m) | ||
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. It was first described in 1963 for an occurrence in the Dzhalinda tin deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia.
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