Ferrorhodsite
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About Ferrorhodsite
Formula:
(Fe,Cu)(Rh,Ir,Pt)2S4
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
4½
Crystal System:
Isometric
Member of:
Name:
For its relationship to cuprorhodsite, and for its composition that includes ferrous-iron, rhodium and sulfur.
Discredited in 2018 (Bosi et al.).
Discredited in 2018 (Bosi et al.).
Classification of Ferrorhodsite
Discredited
2/D.02-45
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
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
Pronounciation of Ferrorhodsite
Pronounciation:
Play | Recorded by | Country |
---|---|---|
Jolyon & Katya Ralph | United Kingdom |
Physical Properties of Ferrorhodsite
Metallic
Hardness:
4½ on Mohs scale
Optical Data of Ferrorhodsite
Type:
Isotropic
Chemical Properties of Ferrorhodsite
Formula:
(Fe,Cu)(Rh,Ir,Pt)2S4
IMA Formula:
FeRh2S4
Crystallography of Ferrorhodsite
Crystal System:
Isometric
First Recorded Occurrence of Ferrorhodsite
Synonyms of Ferrorhodsite
Other Language Names for Ferrorhodsite
German:Ferrorhodsit
Russian:Феррородсит
Simplified Chinese:硫铑铜铁矿
Spanish:Ferrorhodsita
Traditional Chinese:硫銠銅鐵礦
Relationship of Ferrorhodsite to other Species
Member of:
Other Members of this group:
Cadmoindite | CdIn2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Cuproiridsite | (Cu,Fe)Ir2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Cuprokalininite | CuCr2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Cuprorhodsite | (Cu,Fe)Rh2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Fletcherite | Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Florensovite | (Cu,Zn)Cr1.5Sb0.5S4 | |
Greigite | Fe2+Fe3+2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Indite | FeIn2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Joegoldsteinite | MnCr2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Kalininite | ZnCr2S4 | |
Linnaeite | Co2+Co3+2S4 | Iso. |
Malanite | Cu(Pt3+,Ir3+)2S4 | Iso. |
Polydymite | Ni2+Ni3+2S4 | Iso. |
Siegenite | CoNi2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
Violarite | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 | Iso. |
Xingzhongite | (Pb,Cu,Fe)(Ir,Pt,Rh)2S4 | Iso. |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Isoferroplatinum | 2 photos of Ferrorhodsite associated with Isoferroplatinum on mindat.org. |
Bowieite | 1 photo of Ferrorhodsite associated with Bowieite on mindat.org. |
Kingstonite | 1 photo of Ferrorhodsite associated with Kingstonite on mindat.org. |
Laurite | 1 photo of Ferrorhodsite associated with Laurite on mindat.org. |
Osmium | 1 photo of Ferrorhodsite associated with Osmium on mindat.org. |
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping
2.DA.05 | Bornhardtite | Co2+Co3+2Se4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.DA.05 | Carrollite | Cu(Co,Ni)2S4 | 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 | (Cu,Fe)Rh2S4 | 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 | Cu(Ni,Co)2S4 | Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fd3m |
2.DA.05 | Florensovite | (Cu,Zn)Cr1.5Sb0.5S4 | |
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 | |
2.DA.05 | Linnaeite | Co2+Co3+2S4 | Iso. |
2.DA.05 | Malanite | Cu(Pt3+,Ir3+)2S4 | Iso. |
2.DA.05 | Polydymite | Ni2+Ni3+2S4 | Iso. |
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. |
2.DA.05 | Xingzhongite | (Pb,Cu,Fe)(Ir,Pt,Rh)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.10 | Rhodostannite | Cu2FeSn3S8 | Tet. 4/m : I41/a |
2.DA.10 | Toyohaite | Ag2FeSn3S8 | Tet. |
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 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Ferrorhodsite
Reference List:
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Rudashevsky, N.S., Mochalov, A.G., Men'shikov, Yu.P., and Shumskaya, N.I. (1998) Ferrorhodsite (Fe,Cu)(Rh,Pt,Ir)2S4 - a new mineral. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 127(5): 37-41 (in Russian).
Bosi, F., Biagioni, C. & Pasero, M.: Nomenclature and classification of the spinel supergroup. Eur. J. Mineral. fast track.
Internet Links for Ferrorhodsite
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Localities for Ferrorhodsite
Locality List




All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Austria | |
| Min.& Pet. 73:247-277 |
Canada | |
| Ames, D.E., Kjarsgaard, I.M., McDonald, A.M. & Good, D.J. (2017) Insights into the extreme PGE enrichment of the W Horizon, Marathon Cu-Pd deposit, Coldwell Alkaline Complex, Canada: Platinum-group mineralogy, compositions and genetic implications. Ore Geplogy Reviews 2017, xx-xx. |
Ethiopia | |
| C. J. Stanley et al.: Mineralogical Magazine 69(4):447-453 (2005) |
Finland | |
| Barkov, A., Halkoaho, T., Roberts, A., Criddle, A., Martin, R., Papunen, H. (1999) New Pd-Pb and Pb-V oxides frm a bonanza-type PGE-rich, nearly BMS-free deposit in the Penikat layered complex, Finland. Canadian Mineralogist, 37, 1507-1524. |
Russia | |
| Tony Nikischer specimen and analysis; Sidorov, E. G., Tolstykh, N. D., Podlipsky, M. Y., & Pakhomov, I. O. (2004). Placer PGE minerals from the Filippa clinopyroxenite-dunite massif (Kamchatka). Geologiya i Geofizika (Russian Geology and Geophysics), 45(9), 1128-1144. |
| [MinRec 31:201] |
Rudashevsky, N.S., Mochalov, A.G., Men'shikov, Yu.P., and Shumskaya, N.I. (1998) Ferrorhodsite (Fe,Cu)(Rh,Pt,Ir)2S4 - a new mineral. Zapiski Vserossiyskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva: 127(5): 37-41 (in Russian). | |
| Barkov, A. Y., Tolstykh, N. D., Shvedov, G. I., & Martin, R. F. (2018). Ophiolite-related associations of platinum-group minerals at Rudnaya, western Sayans, and Miass, southern Urals, Russia. Mineralogical Magazine, 1-32. |
Mount Filipp, Kamchatka Krai, Russia