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- 2.12.7.1 Costibite CoSbS P mn21 mm2
- 2.12.7.2 Paracostibite CoSbS P bca 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 2.12.7.3 Oenite! CoSbAs Unk Ortho
- II/D.23-10 Lollingite FeAs2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/D.23-20 Safflorite (Co,Fe)As2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/D.23-30 Rammelsbergite NiAs2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/D.23-40 Seinajokite (Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/D.23-50 Nisbite NiSb2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/D.23-60 Costibite CoSbS P mn21 mm2
- II/D.23-70 Oenite! CoSbAs Unk Ortho
General Costibite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
CoSbS | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 212.75 gm | ||
| Cobalt 27.70 % Co | |||
| Antimony 57.23 % Sb | |||
| Sulfur 15.07 % S | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
CoSbS | ||
| Environment: |
In hydrothermal deposits formed at moderate temperatures but also found in contact metasomatic replacements, and epithermal replacements as well as in pegmatites. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1970 | ||
| Locality: |
Deer Park, Stevens County, Washington, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for the composition, Cobalt and STIBium (Latin name for Antimony). | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 40044 | ||
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Costibite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.7401:1:0.9938 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 3.603, b = 4.868, c = 4.838, Z = 2; V = 84.86 Den(Calc)= 8.33 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - PyramidalH-M Symbol (mm2) Space Group: P mn21 | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.596(1), 2.503(0.9), 1.908(0.8), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
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Physical Properties of Costibite |
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| Color: |
Steel gray. | ||
| Density: |
6.89 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Habit: |
Inclusions - Generally found as inclusions in other minerals. | ||
| Habit: |
Lamellar - Thin laminae producing a lamellar structure. | ||
| Hardness: |
6 - Orthoclase | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
Optical Properties of Costibite |
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Weak, reddish brown or orange, to bluish. | ||
| RL Color: |
Grayish. | ||
| RL Pleochroism: |
Weak, gray-white with bluish and brownish tints. | ||
Calculated Properties of Costibite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=7.36 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00113 Boson Index = 0.99887 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PECostibite = 201.52 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Costibite is Not Radioactive |
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Costibite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
2.12.7.1 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | ||
| (2.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2 | |||
| (2.12.7)Costibite Group (Orthorhombic Cobalt Arsenides or Antimonides) | |||
| Strunz Class: |
II/D.23-60 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts | ||
| II/D - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium < 1:1, Tellurides with Copper, Silver, Gold | |||
| II/D.23 - Löllingite - Costibite series | |||
Other Costibite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Costibite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 4 - EUROmin Project 5 -Google Images 6 -Google Scholar 7 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 8 -MinDAT 9 -MinMax(Deutsch) 10 -MinMax(English) 11 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 -QUT Mineral Atlas 13 - WWW-MINCRYST 14 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Costibite using: Visit our Advertisers for Costibite : Translate Costibite Mineral Data : Ask about Costibite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Costibite Specimen Label here :
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