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- 2.12.2.1 Marcasite FeS2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 2.12.2.2 Ferroselite FeSe2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 2.12.2.3 Frohbergite FeTe2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 2.12.2.4 Hastite CoSe2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 2.12.2.5 Mattagamite CoTe2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 2.12.2.6 Kullerudite NiSe2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 2.12.2.7 Omeiite (Os,Ru)As2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 2.12.2.8 Anduoite (Ru,Os)As2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 2.12.2.9 Lollingite FeAs2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 2.12.2.10 Seinajokite (Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 2.12.2.11 Safflorite (Co,Fe)As2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 2.12.2.12 Rammelsbergite NiAs2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 2.12.2.13 Nisbite NiSb2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 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 Nisbite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
NiSb2 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 302.19 gm | ||
| Nickel 19.42 % Ni | |||
| Antimony 80.58 % Sb | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
NiSb2 | ||
| Environment: |
In a high-grade base-metal deposit in altered mafic rocks. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1970 | ||
| Locality: |
Red Lake Mine, Mulcahy Township, Kenora district, Ontario, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for the composition, NIckel and SB, the chemical symbol for antimony. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 42117 | ||
| IMA1969-017 | |||
| PDF 25-1083 | |||
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Nisbite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.819:1:0.6095 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.16, b = 6.3, c = 3.84, Z = 2; V = 124.83 Den(Calc)= 8.04 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnnm | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.76(1), 1.84(0.8), 2.7(0.6), | ||
Physical Properties of Nisbite |
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| Color: |
Tin white. | ||
| Density: |
8 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Hardness: |
5 - Apatite | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
Optical Properties of Nisbite |
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Weak. | ||
| RL Color: |
White. | ||
| RL Pleochroism: |
Weak. | ||
Calculated Properties of Nisbite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=6.92 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00219 Boson Index = 0.99781 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PENisbite = 284.06 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Nisbite is Not Radioactive |
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Nisbite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
2.12.2.13 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | ||
| (2.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2 | |||
| (2.12.2)Marcasite Group (Orthorhombic: Pnnm) | |||
| Strunz Class: |
II/D.23-50 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 Nisbite 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 Nisbite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Nisbite using: Visit our Advertisers for Nisbite : Translate Nisbite Mineral Data : Ask about Nisbite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Nisbite Specimen Label here :
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