Dzhalindite
Dzhalindite is a rare indium hydroxide mineral discovered in Siberia. Its chemical formula is In(OH)3.
| Dzhalindite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Oxide mineral |
| Formula (repeating unit) | In(OH)3 |
| Strunz classification | 4.FC.05 |
| Crystal system | Cubic |
| Crystal class | Diploidal (m3) H-M symbol: (2/m 3) |
| Space group | Im3 |
| Unit cell | a = 7.9743(6) Å; Z = 8 |
| Identification | |
| Color | Yellow-brown; light yellow in transmitted light; dark gray in reflected light |
| Crystal habit | Massive |
| Mohs scale hardness | 4 - 4.5 |
| Diaphaneity | Transparent to subopaque |
| Specific gravity | 4.38 |
| Optical properties | Isotropic |
| Refractive index | n = 1.725 |
| References | [1][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.[2][4][5]
It has also been reported from Mount Pleasant, New Brunswick, Canada; the Flambeau mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin, US; in the Mangabeira tin deposit, Goiás, Brazil; Attica, mines of the Lavrion District, Greece; Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany; the Krušné Hory Mountains of Bohemia, Czech Republic; the Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan; and the Arashan Massif of Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3][1]
References
- Handbook of Mineralogy
- Webmineral data
- Dzhalindite: mindat.org
- Genkin, A.D.; I.V., Murav’eva (1963). "Indite and dzhalindite – new indium minerals". Zap. Vses. Mineral. Obshch. 92: 445–457.
- Sutherland, J. K. (1971). "A second occurrence of dzhalindite". The Canadian Mineralogist. 10 (5): 781.
- Schwarz-Schampera, Ulrich; Herzig, Peter M. (2002-06-10). Indium: Geology, Mineralogy, and Economics. Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-43135-0.
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