Dzhalindite

Posted on January 1, 1970

Orange grains of dzhalindite with brown cassiterite and white quartz. Cavity is about 1 mm across. From the Dzhalinda tin deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Siberia, Russia. (Photo courtesy Dakota Matrix Minerals; unauthorized reproduction is prohibited.)

Formula: In(OH)₃ Isometric

Description:

Dzhalindite is a rare mineral found with other indium minerals.

RUSK COUNTY: Dzhalindite occurs as microscopic black grains with chalcocite at the Flambeau Mine, near Ladysmith (Jones, Jones, and LaBerge, 1999).