Kashinite Mineral Data

General Kashinite Information
Chemical Formula:	(Ir,Rh)2S3
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 435.98 gm
	Iridium 66.13 % Ir
	Rhodium 11.80 % Rh
	Sulfur 22.06 % S
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	100.00 %
Empirical Formula:	Ir_1.5Rh_0.5S₃
Environment:	In placer deposits derived from ultramafic rocks on the rims of platinium or iridium grains.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1985
Locality:	From placers around Nizhni Tagil, Ural Mountains, and at unidentified ultramafic massif in the Far Eastern Region, USSR. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	To honor S.A. Kashin, a Russian investigator of ore deposits in the Ural Mountains.
Name Pronunciation:	Kashinite + Pronunciation