Linnaeite

Linnaeite

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).

Linnaeite forms a series with polydymite, Ni+2Ni+32S4 [ [http://www.mindat.org/min-8710.html Linnaeite-Polydymite Series] ] . Linnaeite is found in hydrothermal veins with other cobalt and nickel sulfides in many localities around the world.

References

* [http://www.mindat.org/min-2409.html Mindat]
* [http://www.webmineral.com/data/Linnaeite.shtml Webmineral]


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  • linnaeite — lin·nae·ite …   English syllables

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