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Mindat Short Description

Linnaeite-Polydymite Series.

Compare siegenite. Some Ni-bearing or -rich "linnaeites" reported in the literature are probably grimmite.

Geoscience Ontology Status Notes

Haidinger W (1845) Zweite Klasse: Geogenide. XIII. Ordnung. Kiese III. Kobaltkies. Linnéit., in Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie, Bei Braumüller and Seidel (Wien) 559-562

IMA Formula (from Mindat)

Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄

RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)

Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S^2-₄

Additional References

• http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/linnaeite.pdf

• http://www.webmineral.com/data/Linnaeite.shtml