| Name: | Idaite Ida |
| IMA Chemistry: | Cu3FeS4 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Idaite contains elements: Copper (Cu) Iron (Fe) Sulfur (S) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Namibia |
| Year First Published: | 1958 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Frenzel G (1958) Ein neues Mineral: Idait. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1958, 142-142 Chemical formula revised: Levy C (1968) Contribution a la mineralogie des sulfures de cuivre du type Cu_3_XS_4_, Mémoires du Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières 54, 1-178 |
| Structural Group Name: | Sphalerite, Stannite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | |
| Crystal Systems: | tetragonal|hexagonal |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2498 Million Years Ago |
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