Cronusite
Cronusite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the oxides & hydroxide class, with the chemical formula Ca₀.₂CrS₂·2H₂O.
It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system.
Key properties: Mohs hardness 1.5; specific gravity 2.51; Black streak; Submetallic luster.
IMA symbol Cnu, IMA status: approved, named in 1999.
Found in an enstatite achondrite meteorite, formed by terrestrial weathering of caswellsilverite.
It is found associated with Enstatite, ferroan alabandite, troilite, daubréelite, iron oxyhydroxide.
The name refers to Cronus, a Titan in Greek mythology, son of Uranus and Gaea, in allusion to a mixed meteoritic-terrestrial origin of the mineral.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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