Chemical Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4
Locality: Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Västmanland, Sweden.
Name Origin: Named after the Swedish botanist, C. Linne (1707-1778).Linnaeite is a cobalt sulfide mineral with the composition Co2+Co3+2S4. 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. Linnaeite is found in hydrothermal veins with other cobalt and nickel sulfides in many localities around the world
Locality: Bastnäs mines, Riddarhyttan, Västmanland, Sweden.
Name Origin: Named after the Swedish botanist, C. Linne (1707-1778).Linnaeite is a cobalt sulfide mineral with the composition Co2+Co3+2S4. 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. Linnaeite is found in hydrothermal veins with other cobalt and nickel sulfides in many localities around the world
History
Discovery date : 1845
Town of Origin : MINE BASTNAS, RIDDERHYTTAN
Country of Origin: SUEDE
Optical properties
Optical and misc. Properties : Opaque
Reflective Power: 44,7% (580)
Physical Properties
Cleavage: {100} Imperfect
Color: Violet gray, Copper red, Light gray, Steel gray.
Density: 4.8
Diaphaneity: Opaque
Fracture: Uneven – Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern.
Hardness: 4.5-5.5 – Near Apatite
Luminescence: Non-fluorescent.
Luster: Metallic
Magnetism: Nonmagnetic
Streak: grayish black
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