Linzhiite is an iron silicide mineral with the formula FeSi2. It was discovered in the 1960s in Donetsk Oblast in Soviet Union, and named ferdisilicite, but was not approved by the International Mineralogical Association. It was later rediscovered near Linzhi in Tibet. Linzhiite occurs together with other rare iron silicide minerals, xifengite (Fe5Si3) and naquite (FeSi).[3]

Linzhiite
Linzhiite nugget from Zachativsk Station, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
General
CategoryMineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
FeSi2
IMA symbolLzh[1]
Strunz classification1.BB.20
Crystal systemTetragonal – ditetragonal dipyramidal
Crystal classH-M symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m)
Space group P4/mmm
Unit cella = 2.69 Å, c = 5.08 Å, Z = 1
Identification
ColorSteel grey
CleavageNone
FractureBrittle – conchoidal
Mohs scale hardness6.5
LusterMetallic
StreakGrayish black
DiaphaneityOpaque
Specific gravity5.05
References[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
  2. ^ Linzhiite. Mindat
  3. ^ a b Ferdisilicite. webmineral.com