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Nisbite

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Gruvåsen mines, Persberg district, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden
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Formula:
NiSb
 
2
System:OrthorhombicColour:Tin white
Hardness:5
Member of:Löllingite Group
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.15a

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

Member of:Löllingite Group
Other Members of Group:

- +
Löllingite
FeAs
 
2
Rammelsbergite
NiAs
 
2
Safflorite
(Co,Fe,Ni)As
 
2
Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
2.EB.05aAurostibite
AuSb
 
2
2.EB.05bBambollaite
Cu(Se,Te)
 
2
2.EB.05aCattierite
CoS
 
2
2.EB.05aErlichmanite
OsS
 
2
2.EB.05aFukuchilite
Cu
 
3
FeS
 
8
2.EB.05aGeversite
PtSb
 
2
2.EB.05aHauerite
MnS
 
2
2.EB.05aInsizwaite
Pt(Bi,Sb)
 
2
2.EB.05aKrut'aite
CuSe
 
2
2.EB.05aLaurite
RuS
 
2
2.EB.05aPenroseite
(Ni,Co,Cu)Se
 
2
2.EB.05aPyrite
FeS
 
2
2.EB.05aSperrylite
PtAs
 
2
2.EB.05aTrogtalite
CoSe
 
2
2.EB.05aVaesite
NiS
 
2
2.EB.05aVillamaninite
(Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S
 
2
2.EB.05aDzharkenite
FeSe
 
2
2.EB.05aGaotaiite
Ir
 
3
Te
 
8
2.EB.10bAlloclasite
Co
 
1-x
Fe
 
x
AsS
2.EB.10dCostibite
CoSbS
2.EB.10aFerroselite
FeSe
 
2
2.EB.10aFrohbergite
FeTe
 
2
2.EB.10cGlaucodot
(Co
 
0.50
Fe
 
0.50
)AsS
2.EB.10aKullerudite
NiSe
 
2
2.EB.10aMarcasite
FeS
 
2
2.EB.10aMattagamite
CoTe
 
2
2.EB.10eParacostibite
CoSbS
2.EB.10ePararammelsbergite
NiAs
 
2
2.EB.10fOenite
CoSbAs
2.EB.15aAnduoite
(Ru,Os)As
 
2
2.EB.15aClinosafflorite
(Co,Fe,Ni)As
 
2
2.EB.15aLöllingite
FeAs
 
2
2.EB.15aOmeiite
(Os,Ru)As
 
2
2.EB.15cPaxite
CuAs
 
2
2.EB.15aRammelsbergite
NiAs
 
2
2.EB.15aSafflorite
(Co,Fe,Ni)As
 
2
2.EB.15bSeinäjokite
(Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)
 
2
2.EB.20Arsenopyrite
FeAsS
2.EB.20Gudmundite
FeSbS
2.EB.20Osarsite
(Os,Ru)AsS
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.25Krutovite
NiAs
 
2
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
Other Languages:
German:Nisbit
Russian:Нисбит
Simplified Chinese:斜方锑镍矿
Spanish:Nisbita
Traditional Chinese:斜方銻鎳礦

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:

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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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    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
     
    • Northern Finland Region
      • Vihanti
    		No reference listed
    Norway
     
    • Nordland
      • Fauske
        • Sulitjelma
          • Sulitjelma Cu Mines
    		Cook, N. J. (1996): Mineralogy of the sulphide deposits at Sulitjelma, northern Norway. Ore Geology Reviews 11: 303-308
    Cook, N. J. (1996): Mineralogy of the sulphide deposits at Sulitjelma, northern Norway. Ore Geology Reviews 11: 303-308
    Cook, N. J. (1996): Mineralogy of the sulphide deposits at Sulitjelma, northern Norway. Ore Geology Reviews 11: 303-308
    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Khabarovskiy Kray
        • Komsomolski ore District
    		No reference listed
    • Urals Region
      • Southern Urals
        • Chelyabinsk Oblast'
          • Karabash (Karabasch)
            • Soimon Valley
    		http://maurice.strahlen.org/ural/srednji.htm; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
    Sweden
     
    • Södermanland
      • Nyköping
        • Tunaberg
    		Dobbe, R. T. M. (1991): Ullmannite, cobaltian ullmannite and willyamite from Tunaberg, Bergslagen, central Sweden, The Canadian Mineralogist. 29, 199-205
    Dobbe, R. T. M., Lustenhouwer, W. and Zakrzewski, M. A. (1994): Kieftite, CoSb3, a new member of the Skutterudite group from Tunaberg, Sweden. Canadian Mineralogist. 32, 179-183
    • Värmland
      • Filipstad
    		No reference listed
        • Persberg district
          • Getön
    		Zakrzewski, M.A., Burke, E.A.J. & Nugteren, H.W. (1980): Cobalt Minerals in the Hällefors area, Bergslagen, Sweden: New occurences of costibite, paracostibite, nisbite and cobaltian ullmannite. Canadian Mineralogist. 18,165-171
    Zakrzewski, M.A., Burke, E.A.J. & Nugteren, H.W. (1980): Cobalt Minerals in the Hällefors area, Bergslagen, Sweden: New occurences of costibite, paracostibite, nisbite and cobaltian ullmannite. Canadian Mineralogist. 18,165-171
    Zakrzewski, M.A., Burke, E.A.J. & Nugteren, H.W. (1980): Cobalt Minerals in the Hällefors area, Bergslagen, Sweden: New occurences of costibite, paracostibite, nisbite and cobaltian ullmannite. Canadian Mineralogist. 18,165-171
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