Ivanovv, V.V. (1964) Native indium. Geochemistry, mineralogy and genetic types of deposits of rare elements / Geokhimiya, mineralogiya i geneticheskiye tipy mestorozhdenii redkikh elementov: 2: 568-569. [in Russian]

Classification of IndiumHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

1.AC.05

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
A : Metals and Intermetallic Alloys
C : Indium-tin family

Dana 7th ed.:

1.1.20.1

Dana 8th ed.:

1.1.14.1

1 : NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
1 : Metals, other than the Platinum Group

Hey's CIM Ref.:

1.20

1 : Elements and Alloys (including the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au)

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
In	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Pronunciation of IndiumHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of IndiumHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

Grey with yellowish tint

Hardness:

3 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₀₀=130 - 159 - Vickers

Density:

7.29 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of IndiumHide

Anisotropism:

weak

Colour in reflected light:

pale rose

Chemistry of IndiumHide

Mindat Formula:

Elements listed:

In - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of IndiumHide

Crystal System:

Tetragonal

Class (H-M):

4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal

Space Group:

I4/mmm

Setting:

I4/mmm

Cell Parameters:

a = 3.2517 Å, c = 4.9459 Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 1.521

Unit Cell V:

52.30 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Massive, as grains, to 1 mm

Crystal StructureHide

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Data courtesy of the American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database. Click on an AMCSD ID to view structure

ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0001116	Indium	Raudsepp M, Turnock A C, Hawthorne F C (1987) Characterization of cation ordering in synthetic scandium-fluor-eckermannite, indium-fluor-eckermannite, and scandium-fluor-nyboite by Rietveld structure refinement American Mineralogist 72 959-964	1987		293
0014125	Indium	Smith J F, Schneider V L (1964) Anisotropic thermal expansion of indium Journal of the Less-Common Metals 7 17-22	1964	synthetic	293
0014126	Indium	Smith J F, Schneider V L (1964) Anisotropic thermal expansion of indium Journal of the Less-Common Metals 7 17-22	1964	synthetic	293
0014127	Indium	Smith J F, Schneider V L (1964) Anisotropic thermal expansion of indium Journal of the Less-Common Metals 7 17-22	1964	synthetic	293
0014128	Indium	Smith J F, Schneider V L (1964) Anisotropic thermal expansion of indium Journal of the Less-Common Metals 7 17-22	1964	synthetic	293
0014129	Indium	Smith J F, Schneider V L (1964) Anisotropic thermal expansion of indium Journal of the Less-Common Metals 7 17-22	1964	synthetic	293
0014130	Indium	Smith J F, Schneider V L (1964) Anisotropic thermal expansion of indium Journal of the Less-Common Metals 7 17-22	1964	synthetic	293
0014131	Indium	Smith J F, Schneider V L (1964) Anisotropic thermal expansion of indium Journal of the Less-Common Metals 7 17-22	1964	synthetic	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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_journal_year 1987
_journal_page_first 959
_journal_page_last 964
_publ_section_title
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 Characterization of cation ordering in synthetic scandium-fluor-eckermannite,
 indium-fluor-eckermannite, and scandium-fluor-nyboite by Rietveld structure
 refinement
 Sample: FInEC-A3
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_database_code_amcsd 0001116
_chemical_formula_sum 'O22 F2 Si8 Mg4.038 In.962 Na3'
_cell_length_a 9.8527
_cell_length_b 18.0966
_cell_length_c 5.2928
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 103.521
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 917.553
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      3.229
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'C 1 2/m 1'
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O1   0.11880   0.08440   0.22200   1.00000   0.01013
O2   0.11640   0.16570   0.72100   1.00000   0.01013
F3   0.10600   0.00000   0.71600   1.00000   0.01013
O4   0.35750   0.24530   0.78900   1.00000   0.01013
O5   0.35480   0.12610   0.08300   1.00000   0.01393
O6   0.34390   0.11730   0.58600   1.00000   0.01393
O7   0.34700   0.00000   0.29200   1.00000   0.01520
Si1   0.28480   0.08400   0.29050   1.00000   0.00507
Si2   0.28800   0.16780   0.79570   1.00000   0.00507
Mg1   0.00000   0.08460   0.50000   1.00000   0.00760
Mg2   0.00000   0.18220   0.00000   0.51900   0.00760
In2   0.00000   0.18220   0.00000   0.48100   0.00760
Mg3   0.00000   0.00000   0.00000   1.00000   0.00760
Na4   0.00000   0.27590   0.50000   1.00000   0.01140
NaA   0.02900   0.50000   0.07700   0.50000   0.02913

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.715 Å	(100)
2.298 Å	(36)
1.683 Å	(24)
1.395 Å	(23)
2.471 Å	(21)
1.470 Å	(16)
1.0904 Å	(12)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Near-surface Processes
22 : Hydration and low-𝑇 subsurface aqueous alteration (see also #23)

Type Occurrence of IndiumHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Orlovskoye mine, Orlovskoye, Khiloksky District, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

A.E. Fersman Mineralogical Museum, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, vis54.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

greisenized and albitized granite

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Silver

Reference:

Other Language Names for IndiumHide

Japanese:自然インジウム

Russian:Индий

Simplified Chinese:自然铟

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

1 photo of Indium associated with Lead

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

1.AC.10	Tin	Sn	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4₁/amd
1.AC.15	Eta-bronze	Cu₆Sn₅	Hex.
1.AC.15	Sorosite	Cu_1+x(Sn,Sb)	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
1.AC.15	Yuanjiangite	AuSn	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mmc
1.AC.15	UM1965-07-E:CuSn	Cu₃Sn
1.AC.20	Rumoiite	AuSn₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

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References for IndiumHide

Reference List:

Mineralogicheskii Zhurnal: 9: 74-78.

Reich F, Richter T (1863) Ueber das indium. Journal für Praktische Chemie 90, 172-176

Palache, C. (1934) Contributions to crystallography; claudetite, minasragrite, samsonite, native selenium, indium. American Mineralogist: 19: 194-205.

Boorman, R. S., Abbott, D. (1967) Indium in co-existing minerals from the Mount Pleasant tin deposit. The Canadian Mineralogist, 9 (2) 166-179

Fleischer, M. (1967) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 52: 299-300.

(2023) Indium. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for IndiumHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Canada
Yukon Mayo mining district ⓘ Keno Hill	Watson et al. (1996)

Hungary
Fejér County Gárdony District Pákozd ⓘ Tompos Hill	Béla Fehér 2014

Kazakhstan
East Kazakhstan Region Ridder ⓘ Ridder-Sokolnoe Mine (Leninogorsk Mine)	Litvinovich et al. (1960)

Kosovo
Mitrovica District Mitrovica ⓘ Trepča complex ?	www.spathfluor.com (n.d.)

Russia
Irkutsk Oblast Bodaybinsky District Bodaibo Lena Gold District Kropotkinsky ore cluster ⓘ Sukhoi Log deposit	Distler V.V. et al. (2003) +1 other reference
Zabaykalsky Krai Khiloksky District Orlovskoye ⓘ Orlovskoye mine (TL)	Pekov (1998)

UK
England Cornwall Camborne ⓘ Dolcoath Mine ?	Andersen et al. (2016)

Ukraine
Zhytomyr Oblast Korosten Raion ⓘ Perzhanskoe ore field (Perga Be deposit)	Nechaev S.V. et al. (1987) +1 other reference

Uzbekistan
Tashkent Chatkal-Kuraminskii Range Arashan Mtn ⓘ Arashan massif	Novgorodova M.I. (1994)

The Moon
Mare Crisium ⓘ Luna 24 landing site	Mokhov A.V. et al. (2009)
Mare Fecunditatis ⓘ Luna 16 landing site	T.A. Gornostaeva analytical data (2014)

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