Cadmoindite, from Kudriavy Volcano, Far Eastern Region, Russian Federation
General
Category
Sulfide mineral Thiospinel group Spinel structural group
Formula (repeating unit)
CdIn2S4
IMA symbol
Cad[1]
Strunz classification
2.DA.05
Crystal system
Cubic
Crystal class
Hexoctahedral (m3m) H-M symbol (4/m 3 2/m)
Space group
Fd3m
Unit cell
a = 10.81 Å; Z = 8
Identification
Formula mass
470.32 g/mol
Color
Black to dark brown
Crystal habit
Microscopic octahedral crystals
Fracture
Conchoidal
Luster
Adamantine
Diaphaneity
translucent
Optical properties
Isotropic
References
[2][3]
Cadmoindite (CdIn2S4) is a rare cadmium indium sulfide mineral discovered in Siberia around the vent of a high-temperature (450–600 °C) fumarole at the Kudriavy volcano, Iturup Island in the Kuril Islands. It has also been reported from the Kateřina Coal Mine in Bohemia, Czech Republic.[3]
Cadmoindite (CdIn2S4) is a rare cadmium indium sulfide mineral discovered in Siberia around the vent of a high-temperature (450–600 °C) fumarole at the...
oxocompounds, as is shown in the case of carrollite. Group members include: Cadmoindite – CdIn2S4 Carrollite – CuCo2S4 Fletcherite – Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 Greigite –...