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Cattierite

• 
  Nord mine, Finnshytteberg ore field (Finnshytte), Nordmark district, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden
  © luigi chiappino

• Formula:
  CoS₂

• System: Isometric

• Name:
  For Felicien Cattier, former Chairman of Union Miniere du Haut Katanga, Belgium

• IMA Status: Valid (Grandfathered)

• Type Locality:
  Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

• Dana 8th: 2.12.1.3
  
  2 : SULFIDES
  12 : A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 1:2

• Hardness (Mohs): 4

• Density: 4.82 g/cm³ (measured)
  4.80 g/cm³ (calculated)

• Lustre: Metallic

• Diapheny: Opaque

• Colour: Grey-White, pinkish