Linnaeite Series Minerals from the Kalgoorlie District, Western Australia

J. Ostwald
The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited, Central Research Laboratories, Shortland, N.S.W. 2307, Australia

Summary: Five members of the linnaeite series of sulphides linnaeite Co3S4, siegenite (Co, Ni)3S4, carrollite Co2CuS4, violarite Ni2FeS4, and polydymite Ni3S4 occur in nickel-sulphide-mineralized rocks in areas adjacent to the Kambalda and Scotia deposits of the Kalgoorlie district, Western Australia. Linnaeite, siegenite, carrollite, and polydymite occur in trace amounts as disseminated grains and veinlets. Violarite is also found as disseminations but its major occurrence is in the supergene enriched zones of the ore deposits. Aspects of their mineralogy, including mode of occurrence, general mineragraphy, reflectance at 546 nm, 589 nm and 644 nm, microhardness, and electron probe microanalyses are described.

Mineralogical Magazine; March 1978 v. 42; no. 321; p. 93-98; DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1978.042.321.13
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