Cadmoindite

Cadmoindite
Cadmoindite, from Kudriavy Volcano, Far Eastern Region, Russian Federation
General
CategorySulfide mineral
Thiospinel group
Spinel structural group
FormulaCdIn2S4
IMA symbolCad
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

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.