| Name: | Violarite Vio |
| IMA Chemistry: | FeNi2S4 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Violarite contains elements: Iron (Fe) Nickel (Ni) Sulfur (S) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Canada |
| Year First Published: | 1889 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | The mineral species is discovered, but it is misidentified: Clarke F W, Catlett C (1889) A platiniferous nickel ore from Canada, The American Journal of Science 137, 372-374 The mineral is found at a new locality, characterized, and named: Lindgren W, Davy W M (1924) Nickel ores from Key West Mine, Nevada, Economic Geology 19, 309-319 |
| Structural Group Name: | Spinel |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | linnaeite |
| Crystal Systems: | cubic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
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