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Oldhamite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Oldhamite, etc.

Northwest Africa Meteorites

Oldhamite, etc.

Dąbrowka Wielka, Siemianowice Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Oldhamite

Lichtenberg Absetzer dump, Kauern, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany

Oldhamite, etc.

Northwest Africa Meteorites

Oldhamite, etc.

Dąbrowka Wielka, Siemianowice Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Oldhamite

Lichtenberg Absetzer dump, Kauern, Greiz District, Thuringia, Germany

Oldhamite, etc.

Northwest Africa Meteorites

Oldhamite, etc.

Dąbrowka Wielka, Siemianowice Śląskie, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

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About OldhamiteHide

Thomas Oldham

Formula:

CaS

Ca may be replaced by Mg.

Colour:

pale brown to dark brown

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

2.58

Crystal System:

Isometric

Member of:

Galena Group

Name:

Named after Thomas Oldham (4 May 1816, Dublin, Ireland – 17 July 1878, Rugby, England), Director of the Indian Geological Survey (1850-1876).

Type Locality:

ⓘ Bustee meteorite, Gorakhpur, Basti District, Uttar Pradesh, India

Galena Group.

Known from several meteorites.

Terrestrial oldhamite is associated with pyrometamorpism (especially with coal fires). Quite unstable in air: hydrolysis makes it pass into portlandite.

Also occurs in anthropogenic blast furnace slag. As such, it may accumulate as much as 25 wt.% Mn and 8 wt.% K (Grapes, 2006).

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2970

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2970:0

IMA Classification of OldhamiteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

IMA Formula:

CaS^2-

First published:

1870

Classification of OldhamiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

2.CD.10

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
C : Metal Sulfides, M: S = 1: 1 (and similar)
D : With Sn, Pb, Hg, etc.

Hey's CIM Ref.:

3.4.2

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
4 : Sulphides etc. of Group II metals other than Hg (Mg, Ca, Zn, Cd)

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference for Standard
Old	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Old	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Pronunciation of OldhamiteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of OldhamiteHide

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Pale brown to dark brown

Comment:

tarnishes strongly on exposure to humid air

Hardness:

4 on Mohs scale

Cleavage:

Distinct/Good
{001}

Density:

2.58 g/cm³ (Measured) 2.589 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of OldhamiteHide

Type:

Isotropic

RI values:

n = 2.137

Surface Relief:

Very High (positive)
Relative to Canada balsam mounting medium (n ≈ 1.537).

This shows the grain boundary and Becke line effect under plane-polarised light, based on the contrast between this mineral's average refractive index and the mounting medium. It does not take into account mineral colouration.

Focus:

In focus

Internal Reflections:

many

Comments:

colorless to pale brown in transmitted light

Chemistry of OldhamiteHide

Mindat Formula:

CaS

Ca may be replaced by Mg.

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Ca	55.554 %
S	44.446 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Ca, S - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Mg,Na,Fe,Cu

Crystallography of OldhamiteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3m(4/m32/m) - Hexoctahedral

Space Group:

Fm3m

Setting:

Fm3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.6948 Å

Unit Cell V:

184.69 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Comment:

on synthetic material

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0011284	Oldhamite	Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York rocksalt structure Crystal Structures 1 85-237		1963		0	293
0018102	Oldhamite	Oftedal I (1927) Die Gitterkonstanten von Ca O, Ca S, Ca Se, Ca Te. _cod_database_code 1011236 Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie 128 135-158		1927		0	293

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S   0.50000   0.50000   0.50000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.846 Å	(100)
2.013 Å	(70)
1.6439 Å	(21)
1.2737 Å	(20)
1.1627 Å	(14)
1.4238 Å	(10)
0.9491 Å	(8)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Pre-terrestrial "Ur-minerals"	>4.57
1 : Stellar atmosphere condensates
Stage 1: Primary nebular phases	4.567-4.561
4 : Primary chondrule phases	4.566–4.561
Stage 2: Planetesimal differentiation and alteration	4.566-4.550
5 : Primary asteroid phases	4.566–4.560
Stage 10a: Neoproterozoic oxygenation/terrestrial biosphere	<0.6
50 : Coal and/or oil shale minerals	<0.36
51 : Pyrometamorphic minerals (see also #54 and #56)	<0.36
Stage 10b: Anthropogenic minerals	<10 Ka
54 : Coal and other mine fire minerals (see also #51 and #56)
56 : Slag and smelter minerals (see also #51 and #55)

Type Occurrence of OldhamiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Bustee meteorite, Gorakhpur, Basti District, Uttar Pradesh, India

General Appearance of Type Material:

single-crystal nodules, to 3 mm

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

The Natural History Museum, London, England, 32100.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

enstatite chondrite meteorite

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Augite	Calcite	Enstatite	Gypsum	Niningerite
Osbornite	Troilite

Other Language Names for OldhamiteHide

Dutch:Oldhamiet

German:Oldhamit

Russian:Ольдгамит

Simplified Chinese:陨硫钙石

Spanish:Oldhamita

Relationship of Oldhamite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Galena Group

Other Members of Galena Group:

Alabandite	MnS	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
Altaite	PbTe	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
Clausthalite	PbSe	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
Galena	PbS	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
Niningerite	MgS	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

5 photos of Oldhamite associated with Shulamitite	Ca₃TiFe³⁺AlO₈
5 photos of Oldhamite associated with Fluorkyuygenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄F₂]
5 photos of Oldhamite associated with Larnite	Ca₂SiO₄
5 photos of Oldhamite associated with Portlandite	Ca(OH)₂
4 photos of Oldhamite associated with Fluorite	CaF₂
4 photos of Oldhamite associated with Periclase	MgO
3 photos of Oldhamite associated with Cuspidine	Ca₈(Si₂O₇)₂F₄
3 photos of Oldhamite associated with Thaumasite	Ca₃(SO₄)[Si(OH)₆](CO₃) · 12H₂O
3 photos of Oldhamite associated with Spurrite	Ca₅(SiO₄)₂(CO₃)
2 photos of Oldhamite associated with Bazhenovite	Ca₈S₂(S₃)(S₂O₃)(OH)₁₂ · 20H₂O

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.CD.	Svetlanaite	SnSe	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.CD.05	Teallite	PbSnS₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
2.CD.05	Herzenbergite	SnS	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
2.CD.10 va	'Quiroguite'	Pb₂₃Sb₆S₃₂
2.CD.10	Clausthalite	PbSe	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.CD.10	Keilite	(Fe²⁺,Mg)S	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.CD.10	Alabandite	MnS	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.CD.10	Niningerite	MgS	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.CD.10	Galena	PbS	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.CD.10	Altaite	PbTe	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Fm3m
2.CD.15a	Cinnabar	HgS	Trig. 32 : P3₁21
2.CD.15b	Hypercinnabar	HgS	Hex.

Other InformationHide

Special Storage/
Display Requirements:

tarnishes strongly on exposure to humid air

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for OldhamiteHide

Reference List:

Nestola, F. (2023): Commentary on “Oldhamite: a new link in upper mantle for C-O-S-Ca cycles and an indicator for planetary habitability”. National Science Review, DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwad185

Maskelyne N S (1870) On the mineral constituents of meteorites. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 18, 146-157

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.pp.208-209

Larimer, John W (1968) An experimental investigation of oldhamite, CaS; and the petrologic significance of oldhamite in meteorites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 32 (9) 965-982 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(68)90061-6

Binns, R.A. (1969) Oldhamite from the Hvittis meteorite. Mineralogical Magazine, 37 (285) 144-145 doi:10.1180/minmag.1969.037.285.16

Mason, Glenn M. (1992) Oldhamite in processed oil shale. Fuel, 71 (3) 273-275 doi:10.1016/0016-2361(92)90073-w

Floss, Christine, Crozaz, Ghislaine (1993) Heterogeneous REE patterns in oldhamite from aubrites: Their nature and origin. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 57 (16) 4039-4057 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(93)90352-w

Wheelock, Maya M, Keil, Klaus, Floss, Christine, Taylor, G.J, Crozaz, Ghislaine (1994) REE geochemistry of oldhamite-dominated clasts from the Norton County aubrite: Igneous origin of oldhamite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 58 (1) 449-458 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(94)90476-6

Crozaz, Ghislaine, Lundberg, Laura L. (1995) The origin of oldhamite in unequilibrated enstatite chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 59 (18) 3817-3831 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(95)00268-5

FOGEL, ROBERTA. (1997) On the significance of diopside and oldhamite in enstatite chondrites and aubrites. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 32 (4) 577-591 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1997.tb01302.x

DICKINSON, Tamara L., McCOY, Timothy J. (1997) Experimental rare-earth-element partitioning in oldhamite: Implications for the igneous origin of aubritic oldhamite. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 32 (3) 395-412 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1997.tb01283.x

Peterson, Karl W.; Hammerling, Dorit M.; Sutter, Lawrence L.; VanDam, Tom J.; Dewey, George R. (1999): Oldhamite: not just in meteorites. Proceedings of the International Conference on Cement Microscopy 21st, 394-405.

(2005) Oldhamite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Kruszewski, Ł. (2006): Oldhamite-periclase-portlandite-fluorite assemblage and coexisting minerals of burnt dump in Siemianowice Śląskie - Dąbrówka Wielka area (Upper Silesia, Poland) - preliminary report. Mineralogia Polonica Special Papers: 28: 118-120.

Grapes, R.H. (2006) Pyrometamorphism. Springer-Verlag. 277 pp. doi:10.1007/3-540-29454-6

Fleet, M. E., Liu, X. (2009) Calcium L2,3-edge XANES of carbonates, carbonate apatite, and oldhamite (CaS) American Mineralogist, 94 (8) 1235-1241 doi:10.2138/am.2009.3228

Haberle, Christopher W., Garvie, Laurence A.J. (2017) Extraterrestrial formation of oldhamite and portlandite through thermal metamorphism of calcite in the Sutter's Mill carbonaceous chondrite. American Mineralogist, 102 (12) 2415-2421 doi:10.2138/am-2017-6180

Barbaro, Anna, Zorzi, Federico, Lorenzetti, Alessandra, Ferrari, Sabrina, Tubaro, Cristina, Nestola, Fabrizio (2023) Thermal expansion of oldhamite, CaS: Implication for the surface of Mercury. Icarus, 401. 115629 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2023.115629

Carli, Cristian, Ferrari, Sabrina, Maturilli, Alessandro, Serventi, Giovanna, Sgavetti, Maria, Secchiari, Arianna, Montanini, Alessandra, Helbert, Jörn (2024) Laboratory Emissivity Spectra of Sulphide-Bearing Samples, New Constraints for the Surface of Mercury: Oldhamite in Mafic Aggregates. Minerals, 14 (1) 62 doi:10.3390/min14010062

Dai, Wei, Moynier, Frederic, Siebert, Julien (2024) Insights on the origin of oldhamite in enstatite meteorites from Ca stable isotopes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 375. 247-257 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2024.04.022

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Africa
Sahara Desert ⓘ Sahara 97072 meteorite	Gannoun et al. (2011) +3 other references
ⓘ Sahara 97096 meteorite	Piani et al. (2016)

Algeria
Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province Bordj Badji Mokhtar District Bordj Badji Mokhtar ⓘ Ilafegh 009 meteorite	Bischoff et al. (1992)

Angola
Cuanza Sul Province Seles Catanda ⓘ Huilala-Ungongué	Campeny et al. (2015) +1 other reference

Antarctica
East Antarctica Buckley Island quadrangle Lewis Cliff ⓘ Lewis Cliff 87223 meteorite	Grossman et al. (1993)
ⓘ Klein Glacier meteorite 98300	Bullock et al. (2012, March)
ⓘ MacAlpine Hills 88136 meteorite	Lin et al. (1991)
Queen Maud Land Queen Fabiola Mountains ⓘ Yamato 691 meteorite	El Gorsey et al. (1988)
Victoria Land Allan Hills ⓘ Allan Hills 84008 meteorite	bersite
ⓘ Allan Hills A77295 meteorite	Gannoun et al. (2011)
Elephant Moraine ⓘ Elephant Moraine 90102 meteorite	FOGEL (1997)
Grosvenor Mountains ⓘ Larkman Nunatak 04316 meteorite	Keil et al. (2011)
Queen Alexandra Range ⓘ Queen Alexandra Range 94204 meteorite	Weisberg et al. (1997)

Australia
South Australia Southern Mallee District Council Pinnaroo ⓘ Pinnaroo meteorite	Alderman (1940)
Western Australia Coolgardie Shire Kambalda ⓘ Yilmia meteorite	Buseck et al. (1972)

Azerbaijan
Aghjabadi District Hindarx ⓘ Indarch meteorite	rruff.geo.arizona.edu (n.d.) +1 other reference

Canada
Alberta Sturgeon County ⓘ Abee meteorite	Dawson +5 other references
Ontario Renfrew County Greater Madawaska Blithfield Township ⓘ Blithfield meteorite	Mason (1966)

Chile
Atacama Chañaral Province Potrerillos ⓘ Jerónimo Mine	Thompson et al. (2004)

China
Guizhou Guiyang Qingzhen County ⓘ Qingzhen meteorite	Daode Wang and Rambaldi (1988)

Estonia
Viljandi County Pillistfer (Pilistvere) ⓘ Pillistfer meteorite	Ramdohr (1972) +1 other reference

Finland
Satakunta Huittinen ⓘ Hvittis meteorite	Binns (1969) +2 other references
Southwest Finland Pargas Nauvo ⓘ Haverö meteorite	Ramdohr (1972)

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Drôme Nyons Aubres ⓘ Aubres meteorite	Watters et al. (1979)
Occitanie Aveyron Rodez Sévérac-d'Aveyron ⓘ Lapanouse-de-Sévérac slag locality	Eytier J.R. & Ch. et al. (2004)
Haute-Garonne Toulouse Saint-Jory ⓘ Saint-Sauveur meteorite	Keil (1968)

Germany
Bavaria Swabia Ostallgäu District Schwangau ⓘ Neuschwanstein I meteorite (Neuschwanstein meteorite)	Simon (2004) +2 other references
Brandenburg Havelland ⓘ Ribbeck meteorite	- (2010) +2 other references
Thuringia Greiz District Kauern ⓘ Lichtenberg Absetzer dump	Witzke et al. (1998)

India
Bihar Muzaffarpur District ⓘ Parsa meteorite	Bhandari et al. (1975)
Uttar Pradesh Basti District Gorakhpur ⓘ Bustee meteorite (TL)	Binns (1969)

Israel
Southern District Beersheba Subdistrict Tamar Regional Council ⓘ Hatrurim Basin	Galuskin et al. (2015)
ⓘ Wadi Halamish	Galuskin et al. (2025)
Naẖal Gorer ⓘ Hanswilkeite type locality	Britvin et al. (2025)

Jordan
Amman Governorate ⓘ Transjordan Plateau	Vereshchagin et al. (2024)
Daba-Siwaqa complex Hashem region Lisdan-Siwaga Fault Siwaga Tulul al Hammam ⓘ Unnamed marble quarries	Sokol +9 other references
Irbid Governorate Maqarin area ⓘ Yarmouk river	Pitty et al. (2010)

Malawi
Central Region Nkhotakota ⓘ Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite)	Keil (1968)

Middle East
ⓘ Hatrurim Formation	Vapnik et al. (2014)

Morocco
Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region Tarfaya Province Daoura-El Hagounia Cercle El Hagounia Caïdat ⓘ Al Haggounia 001 meteorite	Harold C. Connally (2007)

New Zealand
Taranaki Region ⓘ Mokoia meteorite	Ramdohr (1972)

Nigeria
Adamawa Mayo-Belwa ⓘ Mayo Belwa meteorite	Watters et al. (1979)

Northwest Africa Meteorites
ⓘ Northwest Africa 4799 meteorite (NWA 4799)	Bunch et al. (2008)
ⓘ Northwest Africa 5217 meteorite (NWA 5217)	Bunch et al. (2008)

Pakistan
Punjab Province Bahawalpur District ⓘ Khairpur meteorite	Prior (1918) +1 other reference
Khushab District ⓘ Adhi Kot meteorite	Mason (1966)
Sindh Province Khairpur District ⓘ Jajh deh Kot Lalu meteorite	Keil et al. (1965)

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Kłodzko County Gmina Nowa Ruda Przygórze Bolesław Mine ⓘ Przygórze heap	Kruszewski et al. (2012)
Lublin Voivodeship Zamość County ⓘ Zaklodzie meteorite	The Meteoritical Bulletin et al. (August, 2000)
Silesian Voivodeship Siemianowice Śląskie ⓘ Dąbrowka Wielka	Kruszewski (2006)

Romania
Galați County Galați ⓘ Galați smelter	Hirtopanu (2006) +1 other reference

Russia
Chelyabinsk Oblast ⓘ Kopeysk	Cesnokov et al. (1998)
Korkinsky District ⓘ Korkino	Cesnokov et al. (1998)
ⓘ Korkinskii coal quarry	Pekov (1998) +1 other reference
Kurgan Oblast Vargashinsky District ⓘ Pesyanoe meteorite	Watters et al. (1979)
Mordovia ⓘ Novo-Urei meteorite	Ramdohr (1972)

South Africa
Eastern Cape Chris Hani District Municipality Intsika Yethu Local Municipality ⓘ St. Mark's meteorite	Mason (1966)
Northern Cape ZF Mgcawu District Municipality Kgatelopele Local Municipality Daniëlskuil ⓘ Daniel's Kuil meteorite	Prior (1918) +1 other reference

Sudan
Kassala Gash delta ⓘ Khor Temiki meteorite	Hey et al. (10) +1 other reference
River Nile ⓘ Almahata Sitta meteorite	Ahmed El Goresy et al. (2012) +1 other reference

Tanzania
Manyara Region Babati District ⓘ Ufana meteorite	Mason (1966)

Ukraine
Donetsk Oblast Gorlovka Kalinin coal mine ⓘ Burned coal dumps	Шарыгин (2015)

USA
California El Dorado County West Belt Coloma Mining District Coloma Sutter Mill Bar and River (Old Sutter Mill site) ⓘ Sutter's Mill meteorite	Zolensky (2014) +1 other reference
Colorado Weld County Johnstown ⓘ Johnstown meteorite	Ramdohr (1972)
Kansas Norton County ⓘ Norton County meteorite	Okada et al. (1984)
Kentucky Whitley County ⓘ Cumberland Falls meteorite	C. W. Neal & M. E. Lipschutz (1981)
Louisiana Winn Parish ⓘ Atlanta meteorite	Keil (1968)
Pennsylvania Chester County Warwick Township Warwick (Saint Marys) Hopewell Mines ⓘ Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site slag locality	Piatak et al. (2012)
South Carolina Lee County Bishopville ⓘ Bishopville meteorite	Watters et al. (1979)
Texas Brewster County Marathon Gage Ranch ⓘ Peña Blanca Spring meteorite	Katherina Lodders (1993)
Lubbock County ⓘ Shallowater meteorite	Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114) +1 other reference

Western Sahara
al-Saqiyah al-Hamra'a (Saguia el Hamra) ⓘ Itqiy meteorite	Patzer et al. (2001)

Yemen
Hadhramaut Governorate ⓘ Kaidun meteorite	Zolensky et al. (2003) +1 other reference

Mercury

Homer Basin ⓘ Crater Dominici ?	Vilas et al. (2014)

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