Indium Minerals ( preliminary, in process ) by

Indium
Minerals (preliminary, in process)
by
Lindsey V. Maness, Jr., Geologist
Version Date: February 24^th, 2010

A preliminary compilation of named indium minerals.

Mineral Formula Mineral Group References

Dzhalindite In(OH)₃ ? Genkin, A.D., et al, 1963.

Schwartz-Schampera, U., et al, 2002.

Sutherland, J.K., 1971.

Indite FeIn₂S₄ Linnaeite Genkin, A.D., et al, 1963.

Schwartz-Schampera, U., et al, 2002.

Indium (native) In ? Ivanov, V.V., 1963.

Nechayev, I., 1987.

Schwartz-Schampera, U., et al, 2002.
Jalindite (same as Dzhalindite!) Genkin, A.D., et al, 1963.

Schwartz-Schampera, U., et al, 2002.

Lafortite AgInS₂ Chalcopyrite Ishihara, S., et al, 2006.

Meissner, N. et al, 1999.

Ohta, E., 1980 & 1989.

Schwartz-Schampera, U., et al, 2002.

Petrukite (Cu,Fe,Zn)₃(Sn,In)S₄ ? Kissin, S.A., and Owens, D.R., 1989.

Schwartz-Schampera, U., et al, 2002.

Roquesite CuInS₂ Chalcopyrite Burke, E.A.J., et al, 1980.

Cantinolle, P., et al, 1985.

Imai, N., et al, 1984.

Ishihara, S., et al, 2006.

Jarenskaya, M.A., et al, 1970.

Kachalovskaya, V.M., et al, 1973.

Murao, S., et al, 1991.

Novak, F., et al, 1991.

Picot, P., 1973.

Picot, P., et al, 1963.

Schwartz-Schampera, U., et al, 2002.

Seetharam, R., 1986.

Shimizu, M., et al, 1991.

Sutherland, J.K., et al, 1969.

Sakuraiite (Cu,Zn,Fe,Ag)₃(In,Sn)S₄ ? Ishihara, S., et al, 2006.

Kato, A., 1965.

Schwartz-Schampera, U., et al, 2002.
Tolovkite InSbS Cobaltite Razin, L.V., et al, 1981.

Schwartz-Schampera, U., et al, 2002.

Unnamed In₂Pt ? Mandarino, J.A., 1996.

Schwartz-Schampera, U., et al, 2002.

Unnamed InPt₃ ? Mandarino, J.A., 1996.

Schwartz-Schampera, U., et al, 2002.

Yanomamite InAsO₄∙2H₂O Variscite Botelho, N.F., et al, 1994.

Schwartz-Schampera, U., et al, 2002.

Yixunite PtIn ? Schwartz-Schampera, U., et al, 2002.

Yu, T.H., et al, 1974.

Note 1: The preferential association of In in minerals with Ag, As, Bi, CO₃^-2, Cu, Fe, H₂O, OH^-, Pb, Pt, S^-2, Sb, Sn, and Zn has profound chemical, exploration and resource estimation implications.
Note 2: The three In-Pt minerals may have special significance, vis-à-vis semiconductors, imaging devices and photovoltaics. Further research is warranted.
Note 3: A reasonably thorough literature search indicates that none of these indium minerals has been documented as occurring naturally in Colorado. I believe they have simply been overlooked, primarily because of the difficulty in recognizing such small grain size, intercalated crystals which can be reliably differentiated only with specialized equipment.