Formula
(repeating unit) CoCo2S4 Crystal system Cubic | Strunz classification 2.DA.05 Space group Fd3m | |
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Category Sulfide mineral
Thiospinel group
Spinel structural group Crystal class Hexoctahedral (m3m)
H-M symbol: (4/m 3 2/m) | ||
Linnaeite is a cobalt sulfide mineral with the composition Co+2Co+32S4. It was discovered in 1845 in Västmanland, Sweden, and was named to honor Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778).
Linnaeite forms a series with polydymite, Ni+2Ni+32S4. Linnaeite is found in hydrothermal veins with other cobalt and nickel sulfides in many localities around the world.
References
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