How do I identify Linzhiite?

Linzhiite can be identified by its hardness of 6.5 on the Mohs scale, Steel grey color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Linzhiite?

Linzhiite typically appears in Steel grey. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How hard is Linzhiite?

Linzhiite has a hardness of 6.5 on the Mohs scale. This gives it moderate hardness.

Linzhiite

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What is Linzhiite?

Linzhiite is an iron silicide mineral with the formula FeSi2. It was discovered in the 1960s in Donetsk Oblast in Soviet Union, and named ferdisilicite, but was not approved by the International Mineralogical Association. It was later rediscovered near Linzhi in Tibet. Linzhiite occurs together with other rare iron silicide minerals, xifengite (Fe5Si3) and naquite (FeSi).