Cadmoindite

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.

Cadmoindite
Cadmoindite, from Kudriavy Volcano, Far Eastern Region, Russian Federation
General
CategorySulfide mineral
Thiospinel group
Spinel structural group
Formula
(repeating unit)
CdIn2S4
IMA symbolCad
Strunz classification2.DA.05
Crystal systemCubic
Crystal classHexoctahedral (m3m)
H-M symbol (4/m 3 2/m)
Space groupFd3m
Unit cella = 10.81 Å; Z = 8
Identification
Formula mass470.32 g/mol
ColorBlack to dark brown
Crystal habitMicroscopic octahedral crystals
FractureConchoidal
LusterAdamantine
Diaphaneitytranslucent
Optical propertiesIsotropic
References
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