Laurite

Laurite
General
Category	Sulfide mineral
Formula; (repeating unit)	RuS2
Strunz classification	2.EB.05a
Crystal system	Cubic
Crystal class	Diploidal (m3) ; H-M symbol: (P 2/m 3)
Space group	Pa3
Unit cell	a = 5.61 Å; Z = 4
Identification
Color	Iron-black; white to gray or bluish in polished section
Crystal habit	As octahedral, cubic, and pyritohedral crystals or as rounded grains and inclusions
Cleavage	Perfect on {111}
Fracture	Subconchoidal
Tenacity	Brittle
Mohs scale hardness	7.5
Luster	Metallic
Streak	Dark gray
Diaphaneity	Opaque
Specific gravity	6.43
Optical properties	Isotropic and opaque
References	[1][2][3]

Laurite is an opaque black, metallic ruthenium sulfide mineral with formula: RuS₂. It crystallizes in the isometric system. It is in the pyrite structural group. Though rare, it occurs in many parts of the world.

Laurite has a Mohs hardness of 7.5 and a specific gravity of 6.43. It can contain osmium, rhodium, iridium, and iron substituting for the ruthenium.[2]

Discovery and occurrence

It was discovered in 1866 in Borneo, Malaysia and named for Laurie, the wife of Charles A. Joy, an American chemist.[2] It occurs in ultramafic magmatic cumulate deposits and sedimentary placer deposits derived from them. It occurs associated with cooperite, braggite, sperrylite, other minerals of the platinum group elements and chromite.[1]

Synthetic RuS₂ is a highly active catalyst for hydrodesulfurization.[4]

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References

Laurite in the Handbook of Mineralogy
Laurite on Mindat.org
Laurite data on Webmineral
Chianelli, R. R.; Berhault, G.; Raybaud, P.; Kasztelan, S.; Hafner, J.; Toulhoat, H. (2002). "Periodic Trends in Hydrodesulfurization: in Support of the Sabatier Principle". Appl. Catal., A. 227: 83–96. doi:10.1016/S0926-860X(01)00924-3.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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[HBM-1] Laurite in the Handbook of Mineralogy

[Mindat-2] Laurite on Mindat.org

[Webmin-3] Laurite data on Webmineral

[4] Chianelli, R. R.; Berhault, G.; Raybaud, P.; Kasztelan, S.; Hafner, J.; Toulhoat, H. (2002). "Periodic Trends in Hydrodesulfurization: in Support of the Sabatier Principle". Appl. Catal., A. 227: 83–96. doi:10.1016/S0926-860X(01)00924-3.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)