Indite

Indite is an extremely rare indium-iron sulfide mineral, found in Siberia. Its chemical formula is FeIn₂S₄.

Indite
General
Category	Sulfide mineral Thiospinel group Spinel structural group
Formula	FeIn2S4
IMA symbol	Idt[1]
Strunz classification	2.DA.05
Dana classification	02.10.01.12
Crystal system	Cubic
Crystal class	Hexoctahedral (m3m) H-M symbol: (4/m 3 2/m)
Space group	Fd3m
Identification
Color	Black
Crystal habit	Massive, granular
Mohs scale hardness	5
Luster	Metallic
Diaphaneity	Opaque
Specific gravity	4.67
References	[2][3][4]

Not to be confused with indict, to criminally accuse a person of a crime.

It occurs as replacement of cassiterite in hydrothermal deposits. It is associated with dzhalindite, cassiterite and quartz.^[2][3] It was first described in 1963 for an occurrence in the Dzhalinda tin deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia.^[5]