Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.

Linnaeite is a cobalt sulfide mineral with the composition Co+2Co+32S4. It was discovered in 1845 in Västmanland Sweden and was named to honor Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778).Linnaeite forms a series with polydymite Ni+2Ni+32S4. Linnaeite is found in hydrothermal veins with other cobalt and nickel sulfides in many localities around the world.

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