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Sulfide

Colimaite

K₃VS₄
Crystal systemOrthorhombic
ClassSulfide
Colimaite specimen

Ternary plot of the composition colimaite by weight percent. — Photo: Kaputt · CC BY 3.0

Colimaite

A potassium-vanadium sulfide collected from the crater of Mexico's Colima volcano — the natural analogue of synthetic K₃VS₄.

Intro adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Colimaite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfide class, with the chemical formula K₃VS₄.

It crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system (space group Pnma).

Key properties: specific gravity 2.235; Yellow-green streak; Resinous to greasy luster.

IMA symbol Com, IMA status: approved, named in 2007.

A sublimate found in an active volcanic fumarole.

It is found associated with Cristobalite, arcanite, thenardite, barite, native gold, shcherbinaite, vanadium.

The name refers to the discovery locality, the Colima volcano.

Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data and a Wikipedia introduction — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet. Browse more C minerals or help write this entry.