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Nisbite

Formula:
NiSb
 
2
System:OrthorhombicColour:Tin white
Hardness:5
Name:In allusion to its composition, being comprised of nickel (Ni) and antimony (Sb).
This page provides mineralogical data about Nisbite.

Classification of Nisbite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:2/D.23-50
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:2.EB.15

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
E : Metal Sulfides, M: S <= 1:2
B : M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc.
Dana 8th edition ID:2.12.2.13

2 : SULFIDES
12 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
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Type Occurrence of Nisbite

Type Locality:Trout Bay, Red Lake area, Mulcahy Township, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada
Year of Discovery:1970

Physical Properties of Nisbite

Lustre:Metallic
Colour:Tin white
Hardness (Mohs):5

Crystallography of Nisbite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Cell Parameters:a = 5.17Å, b = 6.31Å, c = 3.83Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.819 : 1 : 0.607
Unit Cell Volume:V 124.94 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Chemical Properties of Nisbite

Formula:
NiSb
 
2
Essential elements:Ni, Sb
All elements listed in formula:Ni, Sb

Relationship of Nisbite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
2.EB.05Aurostibite
AuSb
 
2
2.EB.05Bambollaite
Cu(Se,Te)
 
2
2.EB.05Cattierite
CoS
 
2
2.EB.05Erlichmanite
OsS
 
2
2.EB.05Fukuchilite
Cu
 
3
FeS
 
8
2.EB.05Geversite
PtSb
 
2
2.EB.05Hauerite
MnS
 
2
2.EB.05Insizwaite
Pt(Bi,Sb)
 
2
2.EB.05Krut'aite
CuSe
 
2
2.EB.05Laurite
RuS
 
2
2.EB.05Penroseite
(Ni,Co,Cu)Se
 
2
2.EB.05Pyrite
FeS
 
2
2.EB.05Sperrylite
PtAs
 
2
2.EB.05Trogtalite
CoSe
 
2
2.EB.05Vaesite
NiS
 
2
2.EB.05Villamanínite
(Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S
 
2
2.EB.05Dzharkenite
FeSe
 
2
2.EB.05Gaotaiite
Ir
 
3
Te
 
8
2.EB.10Ferroselite
FeSe
 
2
2.EB.10Frohbergite
FeTe
 
2
2.EB.10Hastite
CoSe
 
2
2.EB.10Kullerudite
NiSe
 
2
2.EB.10Marcasite
FeS
 
2
2.EB.10Mattagamite
CoTe
 
2
2.EB.15Alloclasite
(Co
 
0.65
Fe
 
0.35
)AsS - CoAsS
2.EB.15Anduoite
(Ru,Os)As
 
2
2.EB.15Clinosafflorite
(Co,Fe,Ni)As
 
2
2.EB.15Costibite
CoSbS
2.EB.15Krutovite
NiAs
 
2
2.EB.15Löllingite
FeAs
 
2
2.EB.15Omeiite
(Os,Ru)As
 
2
2.EB.15Paracostibite
CoSbS
2.EB.15Pararammelsbergite
NiAs
 
2
2.EB.15Rammelsbergite
NiAs
 
2
2.EB.15Safflorite
(Co,Fe)As
 
2
2.EB.15Seinäjokite
(Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)
 
2
2.EB.15Oenite
CoSbAs
2.EB.20Arsenopyrite
FeAsS - (Fe
 
0.90
Co
 
0.10
)AsS
2.EB.20Glaucodot
(Fe
 
0.65
Co
 
0.35
)AsS - (Co
 
0.65
Fe
 
0.35
)AsS
2.EB.20Gudmundite
FeSbS
2.EB.20Osarsite
(Os,Ru)AsS
2.EB.20Paxite
CuAs
 
2
2.EB.20Ruarsite
(Ru,Os)AsS
2.EB.25Cobaltite
CoAsS
2.EB.25Gersdorffite
NiAsS
2.EB.25Hollingworthite
(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
2.EB.25Irarsite
(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
2.EB.25Jolliffeite
NiAsSe
2.EB.25Maslovite
PtBiTe
2.EB.25Michenerite
PdBiTe
2.EB.25Padmaite
PdBiSe
2.EB.25Platarsite
(Pt,Rh,Ru)AsS
2.EB.25Testibiopalladite
PdTe(Sb,Te)
2.EB.25Tolovkite
IrSbS
2.EB.25Ullmannite
NiSbS
2.EB.25Willyamite
(Co,Ni)SbS
2.EB.25Changchengite
IrBiS
2.EB.25Mayingite
IrBiTe
2.EB.25Hollingsworthite
2.EB.25Kalungaite
PdAsSe
2.EB.25Milotaite
PdSbSe
2.EB.30Urvantsevite
Pd(Bi,Pb)
 
2
2.EB.35Rheniite
ReS
 
2

Other Names for Nisbite

Synonyms:
IMA1969-017
German names:
Nisbit
Russian names:
Нисбит
Spanish names:
Nisbita

Other Information

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

References for Nisbite

Reference List:Cabri, L.J., D.C. Harris, and J.M. Stewart (1970): Paracostibite (CoSbS) and nisbite (NiSb2), new minerals from the Red Lake Area, Ontario, Canada. Can. Mineral., 10, 232–246.

American Mineralogist (1971): 56: 631-632.

American Mineralogist (1995): 80: 1076.

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    Localities for Nisbite

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    Canada
     
    • Ontario
      • Kenora District
    		[Can.Min.(1970) 10, 232-246; Hey CIM p498]
          • Red Lake area
    		Cabri, L.J., D.C. Harris, and J.M. Stewart (1970): Paracostibite (CoSbS) and nisbite (NiSb2), new minerals from the Red Lake Area, Ontario, Canada. Can. Mineral., 10, 232–246; ontariominerals.com
    Finland
     
    • Oulun (Oulu) Lääni
      • Vihanti
    		No reference listed
    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Magadanskaya Oblast'
    		No reference listed
    • Urals Region
      • Chelyabinsk Oblast'
        • Karabash (Karabasch)
          • Soimon Valley
            • Zlatoya Gora)
    		http://maurice.strahlen.org/ural/srednji.htm
    Sweden
     
    • Södermanland
      • Nyköping
        • Tunaberg
    		No reference listed
    Canadian Mineralogist 29:199 -205
    Canadian Mineralogist 1994) 32, 179-183; Canadian Mineralogist (1998) 36, 855-860
    • Värmland
      • Filipstad
        • Getön
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        • Gruvåsen
    		No reference listed
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