Tarkianite
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Tarkianite is a rhenium sulfide mineral. Its type locality is the Hitura Nickel Mine in Nivala, Finland. It was approved as the first rhenium mineral in 2003 and formally described in 2004. [2]
| Tarkianite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Sulfide mineral |
| Formula | (Cu,Fe)(Re,Mo)4S8 |
| Strunz classification | 2.DB.30 |
| Crystal system | Isometric |
| Identification | |
| Color | Black |
| Luster | Metallic |
| Streak | Black |
| Diaphaneity | Opaque |
| References | [1] |
