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Kalininite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Florensovite, etc.

Pereval marble quarry, Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Russia

Florensovite, etc.

Pereval marble quarry, Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Russia

Florensovite, etc.

Pereval marble quarry, Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Russia

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About KalininiteHide

Pavel V. Kalinin

Formula:

ZnCr₂S₄

Colour:

Black

Lustre:

Adamantine

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

4.045 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Linnaeite Subgroup > Thiospinel Group > Spinel Supergroup

Name:

Named by L.Z. Reznickij, E.V. Skl'arov, Z.F. Ustschapovskaya in 1985 in honor of Pavel Vasil’evich Kalinin (Павeл Васильевич Калинин) (1905–1981), Russian mineralogist and petrologist, Moscow Geological Exploration Institute, investigator of the southern Baikal region.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Pereval marble quarry, Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Russia

Thiospinel Group

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2138

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2138:4

IMA Classification of KalininiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

First published:

1985

Type description reference:

Reznickij, L.Z., Skl'arov, E.V., Ustschapovskaya, Z.F. (1985) Kalininite ZnCr2S4 - a new natural sulphospinel. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 114: 622-627 (in Russian).

Classification of KalininiteHide

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.:

2.10.1.13

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

Hey's CIM Ref.:

3.8.3

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
8 : Sulphides etc. of Cr, Mo, W an Mn

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
Kal	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 KalininiteHide

Lustre:

Adamantine

Colour:

Black

Comment:

Sometimes is tarnished

Hardness:

5 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₅₀=468 kg/mm² - Vickers

Density:

4.045 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of KalininiteHide

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁ (%)
440nm	34.4%
460nm	35.2%
480nm	35.3%
500nm	35.4%
520nm	35.4%
540nm	35.2%
560nm	35.3%
580nm	35.2%
600nm	34.8%
620nm	34.1%
640nm	33.8%
660nm	32.7%
680nm	32.5%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Peak reflectance is 35.4%.

Colour in reflected light:

light creamy

Internal Reflections:

None

Chemistry of KalininiteHide

Mindat Formula:

ZnCr₂S₄

Elements listed:

Cr, S, Zn - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Cu,V,Sb

Crystallography of KalininiteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

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

Space Group:

Fd3m

Setting:

Fd3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 9.997(1) Å

Unit Cell V:

999.10 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0008103	Kalininite	Wittlinger J, Werner S, Schulz H (1997) On the amorphisation of ZnCr2S4 spinel under high pressure: x-ray diffraction studies Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 597-600	1997	0	293
0008104	Kalininite	Wittlinger J, Werner S, Schulz H (1997) On the amorphisation of ZnCr2S4 spinel under high pressure: x-ray diffraction studies Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 597-600	1997	1.06	293
0008105	Kalininite	Wittlinger J, Werner S, Schulz H (1997) On the amorphisation of ZnCr2S4 spinel under high pressure: x-ray diffraction studies Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 597-600	1997	4.2	293
0008106	Kalininite	Wittlinger J, Werner S, Schulz H (1997) On the amorphisation of ZnCr2S4 spinel under high pressure: x-ray diffraction studies Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 24 597-600	1997	7.19	293
0012908	Kalininite	Raccah P M, Bouchard R J, Wold A (1966) Locality: synthetic Crystallographic study of chromium spinels Journal of Applied Physics 37 1436-1437	1966	0	293

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Cr   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000
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Cr 0.00600 0.00600 0.00600 0.00008 0.00008 0.00008
S 0.00652 0.00652 0.00652 -0.00030 -0.00030 -0.00030

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 2: Planetesimal differentiation and alteration	4.566-4.550
5 : Primary asteroid phases	4.566–4.560
High-? alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics	<3.5-2.5
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies)

Type Occurrence of KalininiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Pereval marble quarry, Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Russia

General Appearance of Type Material:

Irregular, soft, slag-like aggregates up to 0.5mm

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Mining Institute, St. Petersburg, 1098/1; A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 88049.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

In diopside-quartz-calcite rocks

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Baryte	Calcite	Diopside	Eskolaite	Goldmanite
Karelianite	Pyrite	Quartz	Tremolite	Uvarovite
Zircon

Reference:

Reznickij, L.Z., Skl'arov, E.V., Ustschapovskaya, Z.F. (1985) Kalininite ZnCr2S4 - a new natural sulphospinel. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 114: 622-627 (in Russian).

Synonyms of KalininiteHide

IMA1984-028

Other Language Names for KalininiteHide

German:Kalininit

Russian:Калининит

Spanish:Kalininita

Relationship of Kalininite 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
Indite	FeIn₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Joegoldsteinite	MnCr₂S₄	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:

1 photo of Kalininite associated with Florensovite	(Cu,Zn)Cr_1.5Sb_0.5S₄
1 photo of Kalininite associated with Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆

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	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	Indite	FeIn₂S₄	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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Strongly magnetic.
Insoluble in HCl.
Poorly wets in water.

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References for KalininiteHide

Reference List:

Raccah, P. M., Bouchard, R. J., Wold, A. (1966) Crystallographic Study of Chromium Spinels. Journal of Applied Physics, 37 (3). 1436-1437 doi:10.1063/1.1708502

Reznickij, L.Z., Skl'arov, E.V., Ustschapovskaya, Z.F. (1985) Kalininite ZnCr2S4 - a new natural sulphospinel. Zapiski Vsesoyuznogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 114: 622-627 (in Russian).

Hawthorne, F.C., Bladh, K.W., Burke, E.A.J, Grew, E.S., Langley, R.H., Puciewicz, J., Roberts, A.C., Schedler, R.A., Shigley, J.E., Vanko, D.A. (1987) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 72: 222-230.

Wittlinger, J., Werner, S., Schulz, H. (1997) On the amorphisation of ZnCr2S4 spinel under high pressure: x-ray diffraction studies. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 24 (8). 597-600 doi:10.1007/s002690050077

Wittlinger, J., Werner, S., Schulz, H. (1998) Comparison of the High Pressure Structures of Spinel Single Crystals with Composition Mg0.4Al2.4O4 and ZnCr2S4. THE REVIEW OF HIGH PRESSURE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 7. 49-54 doi:10.4131/jshpreview.7.49

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

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Russia
Buryatia Baunt District ⓘ Uakit iron meteorite	Sharygin (IIAB) +1 other reference
Kamchatka Krai Yelizovsky District ⓘ Mutnovsky volcano	Bortnikova et al. (2009, February)
Lake Baikal area Slyudyanka ⓘ Pereval marble quarry (TL)	Reznickij et al. (1985) +2 other references
Sverdlovsk Oblast Karpinsk Urban Okrug ⓘ Kosva massif	Sharygin et al. (2014)

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