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TitlePolydymite, nickel sulfide
DescriptionPolydymite (Ni3S4) is (when fresh) a violet gray, copper red, light gray, or steel gray mineral that forms a series with linnaeite (Co3S4). The name comes from Greek for “many” and “twin” because this mineral often occurs as twinned crystals. This sample, 8 cm across is too fine grained to show twins.
PhotographerDarla Sondrol. 2001-07-16.
CollectionUniversity of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #473.
Key wordspolydymite
Tech details617 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens.
GeoDIL number1202