Indite is an extremely rare indium-iron sulfide mineral, found in Siberia. Its chemical formula is FeIn2S4.

Indite
General
CategorySulfide mineral
Thiospinel group
Spinel structural group
Formula
(repeating unit)
FeIn2S4
IMA symbolIdt[1]
Strunz classification2.DA.05
Dana classification02.10.01.12
Crystal systemCubic
Crystal classHexoctahedral (m3m)
H-M symbol: (4/m 3 2/m)
Space groupFd3m
Identification
ColorBlack
Crystal habitMassive, granular
Mohs scale hardness5
LusterMetallic
DiaphaneityOpaque
Specific gravity4.67
References[2][3][4]

It occurs as replacement of cassiterite in hydrothermal deposits. It is associated with dzhalindite, cassiterite and quartz.[2][3] It was first described in 1963 for an occurrence in the Dzhalinda tin deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia.[5]

References

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  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.
  2. ^ a b Handbook of Mineralogy
  3. ^ a b Webmineral data
  4. ^ https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/MineralData?mineral=Indite Mineralienatlas
  5. ^ Mindat