Linnaeite

Linnaeite

Linnaeite

Cobalt sulfide mineral

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).[2]

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Linnaeite forms a series with polydymite, Ni+2Ni+32S4.[5] Linnaeite is found in hydrothermal veins with other cobalt and nickel sulfides in many localities around the world.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
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    Linnaeite on Mindat
  3. [3]
    Linnaeite data on Webmineral
  4. [4]
    Linnaeite on the Handbook of Mineralogy
  5. [5]
    Linnaeite-Polydymite Series
  • Schumann, Walter (1991). Mineralien aus aller Welt. BLV Bestimmungsbuch (2 ed.). p. 223. ISBN 3-405-14003-X.


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