Kalininite
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What is Kalininite?
Kalininite (ZnCr2S4) is a thiospinel mineral found in Russia in 1985 in the Pereval Marble Quarry, Slyudyanka (Sludyanka), Lake Baikal area, Irkutskaya Oblast', Prebaikalia (Pribaikal'e), Eastern-Siberian Region. It was named for P. V. Kalinin, Russian mineralogist and petrologist, investigator of the southern Baikal region.
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North ZoneCentral RidgeSouth Basin
Quick Facts
Physical Properties
- Color
- Black
- Hardness (Mohs)
- 5
- Density
- 4.045 g/cm³
Chemical Properties
- Chemical Formula
- ZnCr2S4
- Elements
- Cr, S, Zn
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