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Kingstonite

Year of discovery: 1993 (Bir Bir river, Ethiopia), 2020 (Japan)

Locality list: A locality of kingstonite

• Rh₃S₄
• (Rh,Ir,Pt)₃S₄
• [Rh²⁺Rh³⁺₂][S]₄^2-

• Class: Sulfide

• Rh²⁺ => CuFe: Cuprorhodsite

• Rh => Co: Linnaeite
• Rh => Ni: Polydymite
• Rh => Fe: Greigite

• Color: Silver
• Streak: Black
• Luster: Metallic
• Diaphaneity: Opaque

• Cleavage: Distinct on {001} (1 plane)
• Density: 7.5

• System: Monoclinic
• Group: 2/m, B2/m
• Lattice: a=10.5, b=10.8, c=6.3, β=109.0