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Indite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Indite

Dzhalinda Sn Deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Indite, etc.

Dzhalinda Sn Deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Indite

Dzhalinda Sn Deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Indite

Dzhalinda Sn Deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Indite, etc.

Dzhalinda Sn Deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Indite

Dzhalinda Sn Deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Indite

Dzhalinda Sn Deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Indite, etc.

Dzhalinda Sn Deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

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About InditeHide

Formula:

FeIn₂S₄

Colour:

Iron black

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

4.67 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Linnaeite Subgroup > Thiospinel Group > Spinel Supergroup

Name:

Named for the composition that includes indium.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Dzhalinda Sn Deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

Thiospinel Group
The iron analogue of cadmoindite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2029

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2029:5

IMA Classification of InditeHide

IMA status:

Approved

First published:

1963

Type description reference:

Genkin, A.D., Murav'eva, I.V. (1963) Indite and dzhalindite, new indium minerals. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 92(4): 445-457.

Classification of InditeHide

Strunz-mindat (2025):

2.DA.05

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
D : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 3 :4 and 2:3
A : M:S = 3:4

Dana 8th ed.:

2.10.1.12

2 : SULFIDES
10 : A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 3:4

Hey's CIM Ref.:

3.5.20

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
5 : Sulphides etc. of Hg and Tl

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Idt	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of InditeHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Iron black

Hardness:

5 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀₀=309 - Vickers

Density:

4.67 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of InditeHide

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)
400nm	26.3%
420nm	26.9%
440nm	27.5%
460nm	27.9%
480nm	28.0%
500nm	27.8%
520nm	27.4%
540nm	27.0%
560nm	26.6%
580nm	26.2%
600nm	25.9%
620nm	25.6%
640nm	25.4%
660nm	25.1%
680nm	24.8%
700nm	24.5%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 28.0%.

Colour in reflected light:

White

Chemistry of InditeHide

Mindat Formula:

FeIn₂S₄

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
In	55.502 %
S	31.000 %
Fe	13.498 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Fe, In, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of InditeHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Fd3m

Setting:

Fd3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 10.62(1) Å

Unit Cell V:

1,197.77 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0015769	Indite	Hahn H, Klingler W (1950) Untersuchungen uber ternaere chalkogenide. I. Uber die kristallstruktur einiger ternaerer sulfide, die sich vom In2S3 ableiten Zeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 263 177-190		1950	synthetic	0	293

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 Untersuchungen uber ternaere chalkogenide. I. Uber die
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In   0.62500   0.62500   0.62500
S   0.38400   0.38400   0.38400

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
3.20 Å	(100)
1.877 Å	(90)
1.085 Å	(80)
2.05 Å	(70)
1.028 Å	(70)
3.76 Å	(50)
1.384 Å	(50)
1.228 Å	(50)

Comments:

Dzhalinda Sn Deposit, Russia.

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 3b: Earth’s earliest hydrosphere	>4.45
12 : Hadean hydrothermal subsurface sulfide deposits (see also #33)

Type Occurrence of InditeHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Dzhalinda Sn Deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Grains mostly less than 0.2 mm, rarely up to 0.5 mm.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

A. E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
Saint Petersburg Mining University (was Leningrad Mining Institute), Russia.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

Cassiterite deposit rich in indium.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Cassiterite

Dzhalindite

Reference:

Genkin, A.D., Murav'eva, I.V. (1963) Indite and dzhalindite, new indium minerals. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 92(4): 445-457.

Other Language Names for InditeHide

Dutch:Indiet

German:Indit

Russian:Индит

Spanish:Indita

Relationship of Indite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Linnaeite Subgroup > Thiospinel Group > Spinel Supergroup

Other Members of Linnaeite Subgroup:

Cadmoindite	CdIn₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Cuprorhodsite	(Cu¹⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)Rh³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Greigite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Grimmite	NiCo₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Joegoldsteinite	MnCr₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Kalininite	ZnCr₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Linnaeite	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Polydymite	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Siegenite	CoNi₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Tarkianite	(Cu,Fe)(Re,Mo)₄S₈	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
Violarite	Fe²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Xingzhongite	Pb²⁺Ir³⁺₂S₄	Iso.

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

10 photos of Indite associated with Dzhalindite	In(OH)₃
9 photos of Indite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
7 photos of Indite associated with Wood Tin	SnO₂
4 photos of Indite associated with Cassiterite	SnO₂
1 photo of Indite associated with Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.DA.	Ferrodimolybdenite	FeMo₂S₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.DA.	Zaykovite	Rh₃Se₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.DA.	Ezochiite	Cu⁺(Rh³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.	Grimmite	NiCo₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.	Zolenskyite	FeCr₂S₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.DA.05	Shiranuiite	Cu⁺(Rh³⁺Rh⁴⁺)S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Fletcherite	CuNi₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Florensovite	(Cu,Zn)Cr_1.5Sb_0.5S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
2.DA.05	Siegenite	CoNi₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Cadmoindite	CdIn₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Kalininite	ZnCr₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Violarite	Fe²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Nickeltyrrellite	CuNi₂Se₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Linnaeite	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Carrollite	CuCo₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Cuproiridsite	(Cu,Fe)Ir₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Cuprorhodsite	(Cu¹⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)Rh³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Berndlehmannite	Cu(CrV)S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Polydymite	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Trüstedtite	Ni₃Se₄	Iso.
2.DA.05	Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Cuprokalininite	CuCr₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Greigite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Joegoldsteinite	MnCr₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Bornhardtite	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂Se₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Tyrrellite	Cu(Co,Ni)₂Se₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Xingzhongite	Pb²⁺Ir³⁺₂S₄	Iso.
2.DA.05	Malanite	Cu¹⁺(Ir³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
2.DA.10	Rhodostannite	Cu¹⁺(Fe²⁺_0.5Sn⁴⁺_1.5)S₄	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
2.DA.10	Toyohaite	Ag¹⁺(Fe²⁺_0.5Sn⁴⁺_1.5)S₄	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
2.DA.15	Brezinaite	Cr₃S₄	Mon. 2/m
2.DA.15	Heideite	(Fe,Cr)_1.15(Ti,Fe)₂S₄	Mon. 2/m
2.DA.20	Konderite	Cu₃Pb(Rh,Pt,Ir)₈S₁₆	Hex. 6/m : P6/m
2.DA.20	Inaglyite	Cu₃Pb(Ir,Pt)₈S₁₆	Hex.
2.DA.25	Kingstonite	(Rh,Ir,Pt)₃S₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/m

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Etched by concentrated HNO3 and dissolved by hot-fuming H2SO4.

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References for InditeHide

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Hahn, Harry, Klingler, Wilhelm (1950) Über die Kristallstruktur einiger ternärer Sulfide, die sich vom Indium(III)-sulfid ableiten. Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, 263 (4). 177-190 doi:10.1002/zaac.19502630406

Genkin, A.D., Murav'eva, I.V. (1963) Indite and dzhalindite, new indium minerals. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 92(4): 445-457.

Fleischer, M. (1964) New mineral names. American Mineralogist, 49, 439-448.

Hill, Roderick J., Craig, James R., Gibbs, G.V. (1978) Cation ordering in the tetrahedral sites of the thiospinel FeIn2S4 (indite). Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 39. 1105-1111 doi:10.1016/0022-3697(78)90163-4

(2005) Indite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Bosi, Ferdinando, Biagioni, Cristian, Pasero, Marco (2019) Nomenclature and classification of the spinel supergroup. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31 (1) 183-192 doi:10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2788

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Russia (TL)
Khabarovsk Krai Malyi Khingan Range ⓘ Dzhalinda Sn Deposit (TL)	Genkin et al. (1963) +1 other reference
Primorsky Krai Kavalerovsky District Karadubsky ore field ⓘ Verkhnee Tin deposit	Gorelikova et al. (2008)

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