Name: | Greenockite Gnk |
IMA Chemistry: | CdS |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Greenockite contains elements: Cadmium (Cd) Sulfur (S) |
Country of Type Locality: | United Kingdom |
Year First Published: | 1840 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Thompson T (1840) Notice of greenockite, a new mineral species of the order blende, The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 28, 390-292 |
Structural Group Name: | Wurtzite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | wurtzite |
Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
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