Cadmoindite

Cadmoindite
Cadmoindite, from Kudriavy Volcano, Far Eastern Region, Russian Federation
General
CategorySulfide mineral
Thiospinel group
Spinel structural group
Formula
(repeating unit)
CdIn2S4
IMA symbolCad[1]
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[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]

  1. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ Cadmoindite Webmineral Data
  3. ^ a b Cadmoindite mineral information from Mindat.org