Cabri, L. J., Harris, D. C., Stewart, J. M. (1970) Paracostibite (CoSbS) and nisbite (NiSb2), new minerals from the Red Lake area, Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (2) 232-246

Classification of ParacostibiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

2.EB.10e

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 ed.:

2.12.7.2

2 : SULFIDES
12 : A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 1:2

Hey's CIM Ref.:

3.10.14

3 : Sulphides, Selenides, Tellurides, Arsenides and Bismuthides (except the arsenides, antimonides and bismuthides of Cu, Ag and Au, which are included in Section 1)
10 : Sulphides etc. of Co

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Pcsb	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of ParacostibiteHide

Lustre:

Metallic

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

White with a faint grayish tinge

Hardness:

7 on Mohs scale

Hardness:

VHN₁₅=936 - 1031 kg/mm² - Vickers

Density:

6.9 - 6.97 g/cm³ (Measured)

Optical Data of ParacostibiteHide

Anisotropism:

Weak

Bireflectance:

Weak, white in colour with a faint greyish tinge

Reflectivity:

Wavelength	R₁	R₂
470nm	47.8%	46.9%
546nm	48.1%	47.5%
589nm	48.4%	47.7%
650nm	48.8%	48.0%

Graph shows reflectance levels at different wavelengths (in nm). Top of box is 100%. Peak reflectance is 48.8%.
R₁ shown in black, R₂ shown in red

Pleochroism:

Weak

Chemistry of ParacostibiteHide

Mindat Formula:

CoSbS

Elements listed:

Co, S, Sb - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Fe,Ni,As

Crystallography of ParacostibiteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal

Space Group:

Pbca

Setting:

Pbca

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.76 Å, b = 5.94 Å, c = 11.66 Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 0.97 : 1 : 1.963

Unit Cell V:

398.94 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Crystal StructureHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0005115	Paracostibite	Rowland J F, Gabe E J, Hall S R (1975) The crystal structures of costibite (CoSbS) and paracostibite(CoSbS) The Canadian Mineralogist 13 188-196		1975		0	293

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'Rowland J F'
'Gabe E J'
'Hall S R'
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_journal_volume 13 
_journal_year 1975
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_publ_section_title
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 The crystal structures of costibite (CoSbS) and paracostibite(CoSbS)
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_database_code_amcsd 0005115
_chemical_formula_sum 'Co Sb S'
_cell_length_a 5.842
_cell_length_b 5.951
_cell_length_c 11.666
_cell_angle_alpha 90
_cell_angle_beta 90
_cell_angle_gamma 90
_cell_volume 405.577
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn      6.968
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P b c a'
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  '1/2-x,1/2+y,z'
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Co   0.01360   0.16570   0.38410
Sb   0.11800   0.05000   0.18000
S  -0.13330   0.30950   0.06590
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Co 0.00350 0.00410 0.00280 0.00000 -0.00030 0.00010
Sb 0.00390 0.00400 0.00320 -0.00020 0.00030 -0.00020
S 0.00450 0.00480 0.00230 -0.00070 0.00010 0.00010

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.555 Å	(10)
2.035 Å	(8)
5.81 Å	(8)
1.853 Å	(8)
2.826 Å	(7)
2.654 Å	(7)
2.976 Å	(4)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
High-𝑇 alteration and/or metamorphism
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Type Occurrence of ParacostibiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Trout Bay Copper Mine, Mulcahy Township, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada

General Appearance of Type Material:

Irregular and subhedral grains up to about 130 microns.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

National Mineral Collection, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Sphalerite	Pyrrhotite	Pyrargyrite	Galena	Chalcopyrite
Antimonial Silver

Reference:

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

Synonyms of ParacostibiteHide

IMA1969-023

Other Language Names for ParacostibiteHide

German:Paracostibit

Russian:Паракостибит

Spanish:Paracostibita

Relationship of Paracostibite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Löllingite Group

Other Members of this group:

Alloclasite	Co_1-xFe_xAsS	Mon. 2 : P2₁
Anduoite	(Ru,Os)As₂	Orth.
Clinosafflorite	CoAs₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
Costibite	CoSbS	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
Löllingite	FeAs₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
Nisbite	NiSb₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
Oenite	CoSbAs	Orth.
Omeiite	(Os,Ru)As₂	Orth.
Pararammelsbergite	NiAs₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
Rammelsbergite	NiAs₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
Safflorite	(Co,Ni,Fe)As₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
UM1998-01-AsSb:CoFeNi	(Fe,Ni)SbAs

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

3 photos of Paracostibite associated with Costibite	CoSbS
1 photo of Paracostibite associated with Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

2.EB.	Iridarsenite	(Ir,Ru)As₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.EB.	Selenolaurite	RuSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.	Andrieslombaardite	RhSbS	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.	Kanatzidisite	(SbBiS₃)₂Te₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.EB.05a	Aurostibite	AuSb₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05b	Bambollaite	Cu(Se,Te)₂	Tet.
2.EB.05a	Cattierite	CoS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Erlichmanite	OsS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Fukuchilite	Cu₃FeS₈	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Geversite	PtSb₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Hauerite	MnS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Insizwaite	Pt(Bi,Sb)₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Krut'aite	CuSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Laurite	RuS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Penroseite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Pyrite	FeS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Sperrylite	PtAs₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Trogtalite	CoSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Vaesite	NiS₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Villamanínite	(Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S₂	Tric.
2.EB.05a	Dzharkenite	FeSe₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a	Gaotaiite	Ir₃Te₈	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.05a v	Cayeuxite
2.EB.10b	Alloclasite	Co_1-xFe_xAsS	Mon. 2 : P2₁
2.EB.10d	Costibite	CoSbS	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
2.EB.10a	Ferroselite	FeSe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.10a	Frohbergite	FeTe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.10c	Glaucodot	(Co_0.50Fe_0.50)AsS	Orth. mm2 : Pmn2₁
2.EB.10a	Kullerudite	NiSe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.10a	Marcasite	FeS₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.10a	Mattagamite	CoTe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.10e	Pararammelsbergite	NiAs₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
2.EB.10f	Oenite	CoSbAs	Orth.
2.EB.10a	Petříčekite	CuSe₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.15a	Anduoite	(Ru,Os)As₂	Orth.
2.EB.15a	Clinosafflorite	CoAs₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
2.EB.15a	Löllingite	FeAs₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.15a	Nisbite	NiSb₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.15a	Omeiite	(Os,Ru)As₂	Orth.
2.EB.15c	Paxite	CuAs₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.EB.15a	Rammelsbergite	NiAs₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.15a	Safflorite	(Co,Ni,Fe)As₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnnm
2.EB.15b	Seinäjokite	(Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)₂	Orth.
2.EB.20	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.EB.20	Gudmundite	FeSbS	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
2.EB.20	Osarsite	(Os,Ru)AsS	Mon.
2.EB.20	Ruarsite	(Ru,Os)AsS	Mon.
2.EB.25 va	Antimony-bearing Gersdorffite	Ni(As,Sb)S
2.EB.25	Cobaltite	CoAsS	Orth. mm2 : Pca2₁
2.EB.25	Gersdorffite	NiAsS	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Hollingworthite	(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Irarsite	(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Jolliffeite	NiAsSe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Krutovite	NiAs₂	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.25	Maslovite	PtBiTe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.25	Michenerite	PdBiTe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.25	Padmaite	PdBiSe	Iso. 4 3 2
2.EB.25	Platarsite	Pt(As,S)₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Testibiopalladite	PdSbTe	Iso.
2.EB.25	Tolovkite	IrSbS	Iso.
2.EB.25	Ullmannite	NiSbS	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.25	Willyamite	CoSbS
2.EB.25	Changchengite	IrBiS	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.25	Mayingite	IrBiTe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Kalungaite	PdAsSe	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Milotaite	PdSbSe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.25	Paragersdorffite	Ni(As,S)₂	Iso. m3 (2/m 3) : Pa3
2.EB.25	Orthogersdorffite	NiAsS	Orth. mm2 : Pca2₁
2.EB.25	Kvačekite	NiSbSe	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
2.EB.30	Urvantsevite	Pd(Bi,Pb)₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mmm
2.EB.35	Rheniite	ReS₂	Tric. 1 : P1

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References for ParacostibiteHide

Reference List:

Cabri, L. J., Harris, D. C., Stewart, J. M. (1970) Paracostibite (CoSbS) and nisbite (NiSb2), new minerals from the Red Lake area, Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (2) 232-246

Fleischer, M. (1971) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 56: 631.

Rowland, J. F., Gabe, E. J., Hall, S. R. (1975) The crystal structures of costibite (CoSbS) and paracostibite (CoSbS) The Canadian Mineralogist, 13 (2) 188-196

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. The Canadian Mineralogist, 18 (2) 165-171

(2023) Paracostibite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for ParacostibiteHide

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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Australia
New South Wales Yancowinna Co. Broken Hill district ⓘ Broken Hill	Worner et al. (et al)
ⓘ Consols Mine (ABH Consols Mine; Australian Broken Hill Consols Mine)	L.Lawrence +1 other reference

Austria
Salzburg Zell am See District Bramberg am Wildkogel Nasenkopf mountain ⓘ Greinerrinne	Taucher J. (1996)

Canada (TL)
Ontario Kenora District Mulcahy Township ⓘ Trout Bay Copper Mine (TL)	Cabri et al. (1970)

Japan
Iwate Prefecture Kamaishi City ⓘ Kamaishi mine ?	Ichikawa and Matsueda (1980)

Russia
Primorsky Krai Dalnerechensky District Malinovsky cluster ⓘ Malinovka deposit	Gvozdev et al. (2016)

Sweden
Örebro County Askersund Hammar ⓘ ~~Vena Mines~~	Zakrzewski et al. (1986)
Hällefors Grythyttan ⓘ Björskogsnäs	Burke et al. (1990)
Värmland County Filipstad Persberg ore district Getön ⓘ Getön Silver Mine
Gruvåsen mines ⓘ Lång Mines	Zakrzewski et al. (1980)

UK
England Cornwall St Just Botallack Botallack Mine ⓘ Wheal Cock ?	Golley et al. (1995)

Paracostibite

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