Min. [Named by Haidinger, 1845, after Linnæus, who first described it: see -ITE.] Sulphide of cobalt, containing some nickel and copper.
1849. J. Nicol, Min., 457. Linnæite … occurs in octahedrons and cubes.
1894. Mineral Mag., X. 339. Cleavage and density of linnæite and polydymite being the same.
