Talk:Mackinawite

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Chemical formula

Latest comment: 13 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

References:

"The structure of disordered mackinawite". American Mineralogist. 88: 2007–2015. 2003. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)

"Surface chemistry of disordered mackinawite (FeS)". Geochemica et Cosmochimica Acta. 69: 3469–3481. 2005. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)

"The composition of nanoparticulate mackinawite, tetragonal iron(II) monosulfide". Chemical Geology. 235: 286–298. 15 December 2006. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)

Chemical formulas: mindat.org ((Fe,Ni)₉S₈); IMA Master List (09.2012) and rruff.info/ima/ ((Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)), Mineralienatlas ((Fe,Ni)₉S₈), Handbook of Mineralogy ((Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0 to 0.11))

--Chris.urs-o (talk) 20:17, 7 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

Wrong formula

Latest comment: 7 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The formula is wrong. The correct formula is FeS. ALWAYS use MINDAT for CORRECT mineralogical data. Eudialytos ~2026-91440-6 (talk) 17:46, 10 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Not smithite but smythite!

Latest comment: 7 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This error clearly shows that a chemist should cooperate with a mineralogist... Smithite is a silver thioarsenite. Smythite is an iron sulfide. ALWAYS use MINDAT for CORRECT mineralogical data ... Eudialytos ~2026-91440-6 (talk) 17:49, 10 February 2026 (UTC)Reply