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Linnaeite series minerals from the Kalgoorlie district, Western Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

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

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Research Article
Information
Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 42 , Issue 321 , March 1978 , pp. 93 - 98
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1978

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