Dzhalindite
General
CategoryOxide mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
In(OH)3
IMA symbolDz[1]
Strunz classification4.FC.05
Crystal systemCubic
Crystal classDiploidal (m3)
H-M symbol: (2/m 3)
Space groupIm3
Unit cella = 7.9743(6) Å; Z = 8
Identification
ColorYellow-brown; light yellow in transmitted light; dark gray in reflected light
Crystal habitMassive
Mohs scale hardness4 - 4.5
DiaphaneityTransparent to subopaque
Specific gravity4.38
Optical propertiesIsotropic
Refractive indexn = 1.725
References[2][3][4]

Dzhalindite is a rare indium hydroxide mineral discovered in Siberia. Its chemical formula is In(OH)3.

It was first described in 1963 for an occurrence in the Dzhalinda tin deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia.[3][5][6]

It has also been reported from Mount Pleasant, New Brunswick, Canada; the Flambeau mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin, US; in the Mangabeira tin deposit, Goiás, Brazil; Attica, mines of the Lavrion District, Greece; the Ore Mountains in Germany and the Czech Republic; the Chūbu region, Honshu Island, Japan; and the Arashan Massif of Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4][2]

References

  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. 1 2 Handbook of Mineralogy
  3. 1 2 Webmineral data
  4. 1 2 Dzhalindite: mindat.org
  5. Genkin, A.D.; I.V., Murav’eva (1963). "Indite and dzhalindite – new indium minerals". Zap. Vses. Mineral. Obshch. 92: 445–457.
  6. Sutherland, J. K. (1971). "A second occurrence of dzhalindite". The Canadian Mineralogist. 10 (5): 781.


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