What is "linnaeite"

Linnaeite \Lin*n[ae]"ite\ (l[i^]n*n[=e]"[imac]t), n. [See Linn[ae]an.] (Min.) A mineral of pale steel-gray color and metallic luster, occurring in isometric crystals, and also massive. It is a sulphide of cobalt containing some nickel or copper.

n. (context mineralogy English) A cobalt sulfide mineral that forms a series with polydymite.

Linnaeite is a cobalt sulfide mineral with the composition CoCoS. It was discovered in 1845 in Västmanland, Sweden, and was named to honor Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778).

Linnaeite forms a series with polydymite, NiNiS. Linnaeite is found in hydrothermal veins with other cobalt and nickel sulfides in many localities around the world.