Linnaeite

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Linnaeite
Specific gravity
4.8–5.8
Alters toTarnishes in air
References[2][3][4]

Linnaeite is a cobalt sulfide mineral with the composition Co+2Co+32S4. It was discovered in 1845 in Västmanland, Sweden, and was named to honor Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778).[2]

Linnaeite forms a series with

hydrothermal veins with other cobalt and nickel sulfides in many localities around the world.[4]

References

  1. S2CID 235729616
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  2. ^ a b Linnaeite on Mindat
  3. ^ Linnaeite data on Webmineral
  4. ^ a b Linnaeite on the Handbook of Mineralogy
  5. ^ Linnaeite-Polydymite Series
  • Schumann, Walter (1991). Mineralien aus aller Welt. BLV Bestimmungsbuch (2 ed.). p. 223.
    ISBN 3-405-14003-X
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