Indite

Sulfide mineral,thiospinel group,spinel structural group

Indite is an extremely rare indium sulfide mineral. Its chemical formula is FeIn2S4.

It occurs as replacement of cassiterite in hydrothermal, cassiterite and quartz It was first described in 1963 for an occurrence in the Dzhalinda tin deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovskiy Kray , Far-Eastern Region

Identification

Color of mineral

Black

Mohs scale ( mineral hardness )

Luster ( interacts light )

Metallic

Crystal ( diaphaneity )

Cubic