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Polydymite vs Linnaeite - What's the difference?

polydymite | linnaeite |

In mineralogy terms the difference between polydymite and linnaeite

is that polydymite is an isometric supergene sulfide mineral, dark violet gray to copper-red, associated with the weathering of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide while linnaeite is a cobalt sulfide mineral that forms a series with polydymite.

polydymite

English

(wikipedia polydymite)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (mineralogy) An isometric supergene sulfide mineral, dark violet gray to copper-red, associated with the weathering of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide.

    • linnaeite

    English

    (wikipedia linnaeite)

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) A cobalt sulfide mineral that forms a series with polydymite.