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General Indite Information

Chemical Formula:

Fe++In2S4

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 413.75 gm

Indium 55.50 % In

Iron 13.50 % Fe

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.

Synonym:

ICSD 68412

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Indite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.62, Z = 8; V = 1,197.77 Den(Calc)= 4.59

Crystal System:

Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F d3m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.2(1), 1.877(0.54), 2.043(0.38),

Physical Properties of Indite

Color:

Iron black.

Density:

4.67

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

Optical Properties of Indite

RL Color:

White.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Indite in Air**
λ	R	∑ R(λ)
400 nm	26.30
420 nm	26.90
440 nm	27.70
460 nm	27.90
480 nm	28.00
500 nm	27.80
520 nm	27.20
540 nm	27.00
560 nm	26.60
580 nm	26.20
600 nm	25.90
620 nm	25.60
640 nm	25.40
660 nm	25.10
680 nm	24.80
700 nm	24.50

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Indite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	40%	80%	100%	120%	160%	200%	240%	280%	320%	350%
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Calculated Properties of Indite

Electron Density:

r_electron=4.17 gm/cc
note: r_Indite=4.59 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.00518
Boson Index = 0.99482

Photoelectric:

PE_Indite= 164.52 barns/electron
U=PE_Indite x r_electron= 686.23 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Indite is Not Radioactive

Indite Classification

Dana Class:

2.10.1.12 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(2.10)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=3:4

(2.10.1)Linnaeite Group (Isometric: Fd3m)

2.10.1.1 Linnaeite CoCo2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.2 Carrollite Cu(Co,Ni)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.3 Fletcherite Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.4 Tyrrellite (Cu,Co,Ni)3Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.5 Bornhardtite CoCo2Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.6 Siegenite (Ni,Co)3S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.7 Polydymite NiNi2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.8 Violarite FeNi2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.9 Trustedtite Ni3Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.10 Greigite FeFe2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.11 Daubreelite FeCr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.12 Indite FeIn2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.13 Kalininite ZnCr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.14 Florensovite Cu(Cr1.5Sb0.5)S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.15 Cuproiridsite CuIr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.16 Cuprorhodsite CuRh2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.17 Malanite Cu(Pt,Ir)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.18 Ferrorhodsite (Fe,Cu)(Rh,Ir,Pt)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

2.10.1.19 Cadmoindite! CdIn2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

II/D.01-90 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts

II/D - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium < 1:1, Tellurides with Copper, Silver, Gold

II/D.01 - Linneite group and related compounds

II/D.01-10 Greigite FeFe2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-20 Linnaeite CoCo2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-30 Polydymite NiNi2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-40 Carrollite Cu(Co,Ni)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-50 Fletcherite Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-60 Florensovite Cu(Cr1.5Sb0.5)S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-70 Violarite FeNi2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-80 Siegenite (Ni,Co)3S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-90 Indite FeIn2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-95 Cadmoindite! CdIn2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-100 Daubreelite FeCr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-110 Kalininite ZnCr2S4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-120 Bornhardtite CoCo2Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-130 Trustedtite Ni3Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

II/D.01-140 Tyrrellite (Cu,Co,Ni)3Se4 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Indite Information

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 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Indite

Fe++In2S4
Dana No: 2.10.1.12 Strunz No: II/D.01-90
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