Linnaeite

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Lin`nae´ite

    (lĭn`nē´īt)
n.1.(Min.) A mineral of pale steel-gray color and metallic luster, occurring in isometric crystals, and also massive. It is a sulphide of cobalt containing some nickel or copper.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Some arsenopyrite and pyrite were also mined for their cobalt content Other sulfide minerals found in the mine included pyrrhotite, safflorite and linnaeite. Native gold ("electrum") and silver occurred in very minor amounts.
The Blackbird mine: the Blackbird mine, located in east-central Idaho, has the dual distinction of being the only primary producer of cobalt in the United States, and also the source of some of the world's finest crystals of ludlamite and vivianite. The mine closed in 1982 and is currently undergoing environmental remediation, so it is unlikely that any additional specimens will ever be collected there
Maiwan & other small mines) Xiangtan Hunan manganite Xiaojie Sichuan amazonite, quartz Xiaosongshan Ningxia diopside Xikuangshan Hunan barite, calcite, cervantite, fluorite, gypsum, pyrite, quartz, senarmontite, stibiconite, stibnite, sulfur, valentinite Xinzai Yunnan cassiterite Xiongxiong' Guizhou hematite, "limonite," siderite ga Xixia Henan andalusite Xiyugou Liaoning antigorite, chlorite, chrysotile, lizardite, talc, tremolite Xuebaoding Sichuan apatite, aquamarine, cassiterite, (Hujia) dolomite, feldspar, fluorite, goshenite, morganite, muscovite, quartz, scheelite Yangliuping Sichuan bornite, chromium, *danbaite, gold, linnaeite, sperrylite, testiobiopallasite, violarite Yangshuo Guangxi, calcite, cerussite, pyromorphite Zhuang A.R.
A guide to mineral localities in China
Molybdenite is often seen, and small quantities of linnaeite, millerite, and sphalerite are sometimes present in the ore.
History of the Okiep copper district: Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province South Africa
It is also the type locality for allanite-(Ce), bastnasite-(Ce), cerite-(Ce), lanthanite-(Ce), tornebohmite-(Ce) and linnaeite, as well as for the elements cerium and lanthanum.
Famous mineral localities: the Bastnas mines; Riddarhyttan ore field, Bergslagen district, Vastmanland, Sweden
It was a varied display of exceptional specimens and historical literature from some of Germany's classic deposits: manganite from Ilfeld, linnaeite from Littfeld, a huge galena and siderite specimen from Neudorf, rare zinkenite from Wolfsberg, even the type locality mineral samsonite from the Samson mine.
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La Salvadora 2 Barite, Galena, Stibnite La Salvadora 3 Apatite, cuprotungstite, scheelite, tourmaline, wolframite La Sorpresa Annabergite, gersdorffite, nickline La Union See Carmen-Aurora La Verde Columbite, topaz, green muscovite Laguna Cachi See Cachilaguna Lapiani Pyrite, siderite Laurani Enargite, (*) lammerite, lavendulan, luzonite Lequepalca Ferberite, hydrozincite, linnaeite, stibiconite, stibnite.
A Guide to Mineral Localities in Bolivia
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