Named in honor of Joseph (Joe) I. Goldstein (6 January 1939, Syracuse, New York, U.S.A. - 27 June 2015, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) who was well known for his fundamental contributions to research on iron meteorites, metallographic cooling rates, Fe-Ni phase equilibria, electron microscopy and microanalysis. He was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and former dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Before arriving at Amherst, Goldstein was the T. L. Diamond Distinguished Professor of Metallurgy and R. D. Stout Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Lehigh University; he served as vice president for graduate studies and research and as director of Lehigh’s Electron Optical Laboratory.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Social Circle meteorite, Walton County, Georgia, USA

The Mn analogue of daubréelite. Also Mn analogue of kalininite and cuprokalininite (all have the same space group).

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

46804

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:46804:2

GUID
(UUID V4):

e1363e7b-9c03-452e-bf45-d062503aaf0c

IMA Classification of JoegoldsteiniteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2015

First published:

2016

Type description reference:

Isa, J., Ma, C., Rubin, A.E. (2016) Joegoldsteinite: A new sulfide mineral (MnCr2S4) from the Social Circle IVA iron meteorite. American Mineralogist: 101: 1217-1221.

Classification of JoegoldsteiniteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

2.DA.05

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
D : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 3 :4 and 2:3
A : M:S = 3:4

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Jgs	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of JoegoldsteiniteHide

Density:

3.71 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Chemistry of JoegoldsteiniteHide

Mindat Formula:

MnCr₂S₄

Elements listed:

Cr, Mn, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Crystallography of JoegoldsteiniteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m (4/m 3 2/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Fd3m

Setting:

Fd3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 10.11 Å

Unit Cell V:

1033.4 Å³

Comment:

EBSD determination

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
5.837 Å	(18)
3.574 Å	(34)
3.048 Å	(100)
2.528 Å	(58)
1.946 Å	(50)
1.787 Å	(95)
1.032 Å	(27)
0.799 Å	(40)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 2: Planetesimal differentiation and alteration	4.566-4.550
5 : Primary asteroid phases	4.566–4.560

Geological Setting:

meteorites (Indarch EH4 enstatite chondrite)

Type Occurrence of JoegoldsteiniteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Social Circle meteorite, Walton County, Georgia, USA

General Appearance of Type Material:

two subhedral inclusions, 13 μm and 15 μm in diameter

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Type material is deposited in the Meteorite Collection, University of California, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA, thick section TK724.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

iron meteorite group IVA

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Troilite

Niningerite

Reference:

Isa, J., Ma, C., Rubin, A.E. (2016) Joegoldsteinite: A new sulfide mineral (MnCr2S4) from the Social Circle IVA iron meteorite. American Mineralogist: 101: 1217-1221.

Download:

https://rruff.info/rruff_1.0/uploads/AM101_1217.pdf

Synonyms of JoegoldsteiniteHide

IMA2015-049

UM1974-10-S:CrFeMn

Relationship of Joegoldsteinite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Linnaeite Subgroup > Thiospinel Group > Spinel Supergroup

Other Members of this group:

Cadmoindite	CdIn₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Cuprorhodsite	(Cu¹⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)Rh³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Greigite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Grimmite	NiCo₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Indite	FeIn₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Kalininite	ZnCr₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Linnaeite	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Polydymite	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Siegenite	CoNi₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Tarkianite	(Cu,Fe)(Re,Mo)₄S₈	Iso. 4 3m : F4 3m
Violarite	Fe²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
Xingzhongite	Pb²⁺Ir³⁺₂S₄	Iso.

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.DA.	Zaykovite	Rh₃Se₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.DA.	Grimmite	NiCo₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.	Zolenskyite	FeCr₂S₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
2.DA.	Ezochiite	Cu⁺(Rh³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.	Ferrodimolybdenite	FeMo₂S₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
2.DA.05	Bornhardtite	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂Se₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Carrollite	CuCo₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Cuproiridsite	(Cu,Fe)Ir₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Cuprorhodsite	(Cu¹⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)Rh³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Fletcherite	CuNi₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Florensovite	(Cu,Zn)Cr_1.5Sb_0.5S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
2.DA.05	Greigite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Indite	FeIn₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Kalininite	ZnCr₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Linnaeite	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Malanite	Cu¹⁺(Ir³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m)
2.DA.05	Polydymite	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Siegenite	CoNi₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Trüstedtite	Ni₃Se₄	Iso.
2.DA.05	Tyrrellite	Cu(Co³⁺,Ni³⁺)₂Se₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Violarite	Fe²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Xingzhongite	Pb²⁺Ir³⁺₂S₄	Iso.
2.DA.05	Cadmoindite	CdIn₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Cuprokalininite	CuCr₂S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Nickeltyrrellite	CuNi₂Se₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.05	Shiranuiite	Cu⁺(Rh³⁺Rh⁴⁺)S₄	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m
2.DA.10	Rhodostannite	Cu¹⁺(Fe²⁺_0.5Sn⁴⁺_1.5)S₄	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
2.DA.10	Toyohaite	Ag¹⁺(Fe²⁺_0.5Sn⁴⁺_1.5)S₄	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
2.DA.15	Brezinaite	Cr₃S₄	Mon. 2/m
2.DA.15	Heideite	(Fe,Cr)_1.15(Ti,Fe)₂S₄	Mon. 2/m
2.DA.20	Inaglyite	Cu₃Pb(Ir,Pt)₈S₁₆	Hex.
2.DA.20	Konderite	Cu₃Pb(Rh,Pt,Ir)₈S₁₆	Hex. 6/m : P6/m
2.DA.25	Kingstonite	(Rh,Ir,Pt)₃S₄	Mon. 2/m : B2/m

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References for JoegoldsteiniteHide

Reference List:

Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2015) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2015, CNMNC Newsletter No 27. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (5) 1223-1230 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.5.16

Isa, J., Ma, C., Rubin, A.E. (2016) Joegoldsteinite: A New Sulfide Mineral (MnCr2S4) from the IVA Iron Meteorite, Social Circle. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference: 47: 1813. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2016/pdf/1813.pdf

Isa, J., Ma, C., Rubin, A.E. (2016) Joegoldsteinite: A new sulfide mineral (MnCr2S4) from the Social Circle IVA iron meteorite. American Mineralogist: 101: 1217-1221. http://www.its.caltech.edu/~chima/publications/2016_AM_joegoldsteinite.pdf

Isa, J., Ma, C., Rubin, A.E. (2016) Joegoldsteinite: A new sulfide mineral (MnCr2S4) from the Social Circle IVA iron meteorite. American Mineralogist: 101: 1217-1221.

Bosi, Ferdinando, Biagioni, Cristian, Pasero, Marco (2019) Nomenclature and classification of the spinel supergroup. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31 (1) 183-192 doi:10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2788

(2023) Joegoldsteinite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for JoegoldsteiniteHide

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Azerbaijan
Aghjabadi District Hindarx ⓘ Indarch meteorite	Isa et al. (2016, March)

India
Uttar Pradesh Basti District Gorakhpur ⓘ Bustee meteorite	Keil et al. (1974)

USA (TL)
Georgia Walton County ⓘ Social Circle meteorite (TL)	Hålenius et al. (2015) +1 other reference

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