Paracostibite (original) (raw)

A valid IMA mineral species

Colour:

White with a faint grayish tinge

Specific Gravity:

6.9 - 6.97

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Name:

Named from the Greek 'para' for near, and costibite, for the polymorphic relationship to that mineral.

Appears to be the high-temperature polymorph of CoSbS (Cabri et al., 1970).

Compare willyamite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

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Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:3085:0

24bdbdf2-b3d3-4665-af85-64aecaf6544a

IMA Classification of ParacostibiteHide

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Classification of ParacostibiteHide

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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.

2.12.7.2

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

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

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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

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Colour:

White with a faint grayish tinge

Hardness:

VHN15=936 - 1031 kg/mm2 - Vickers

Density:

6.9 - 6.97 g/cm3 (Measured)

Optical Data of ParacostibiteHide

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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%

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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

Chemistry of ParacostibiteHide

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Common Impurities:

Fe,Ni,As

Crystallography of ParacostibiteHide

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Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) - Dipyramidal

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 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

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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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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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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

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Type Occurrence of ParacostibiteHide

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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:

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

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Other Language Names for ParacostibiteHide

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Relationship of Paracostibite to other SpeciesHide

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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

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2.EB. Iridarsenite (Ir,Ru)As2 Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
2.EB. Selenolaurite RuSe2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB. Andrieslombaardite RhSbS Iso. 23 : _P_213
2.EB. Kanatzidisite (SbBiS3)2Te2 Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m
2.EB.05a Aurostibite AuSb2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05b Bambollaite Cu(Se,Te)2 Tet.
2.EB.05a Cattierite CoS2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Erlichmanite OsS2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Fukuchilite Cu3FeS8 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Geversite PtSb2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Hauerite MnS2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Insizwaite Pt(Bi,Sb)2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Krut'aite CuSe2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Laurite RuS2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Penroseite (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Pyrite FeS2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Sperrylite PtAs2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Trogtalite CoSe2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Vaesite NiS2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Villamanínite (Cu,Ni,Co,Fe)S2 Tric.
2.EB.05a Dzharkenite FeSe2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a Gaotaiite Ir3Te8 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.05a v Cayeuxite
2.EB.10b Alloclasite Co1-xFexAsS Mon. 2 : _P_21
2.EB.10d Costibite CoSbS Orth. m _m_2 : P m _n_21
2.EB.10a Ferroselite FeSe2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.10a Frohbergite FeTe2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.10c Glaucodot (Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS Orth. m _m_2 : P m _n_21
2.EB.10a Kullerudite NiSe2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.10a Marcasite FeS2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.10a Mattagamite CoTe2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.10e Pararammelsbergite NiAs2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P b c a
2.EB.10f Oenite CoSbAs Orth.
2.EB.10a Petříčekite CuSe2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.15a Anduoite (Ru,Os)As2 Orth.
2.EB.15a Clinosafflorite CoAs2 Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m
2.EB.15a Löllingite FeAs2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.15a Nisbite NiSb2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.15a Omeiite (Os,Ru)As2 Orth.
2.EB.15c Paxite CuAs2 Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
2.EB.15a Rammelsbergite NiAs2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.15a Safflorite (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n n m
2.EB.15b Seinäjokite (Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)2 Orth.
2.EB.20 Arsenopyrite FeAsS Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b
2.EB.20 Gudmundite FeSbS Mon. 2/m : _P_21/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. m _m_2 : P c _a_21
2.EB.25 Gersdorffite NiAsS Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.25 Hollingworthite (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.25 Irarsite (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.25 Jolliffeite NiAsSe Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.25 Krutovite NiAs2 Iso. 23 : _P_213
2.EB.25 Maslovite PtBiTe Iso. 23 : _P_213
2.EB.25 Michenerite PdBiTe Iso. 23 : _P_213
2.EB.25 Padmaite PdBiSe Iso. 432
2.EB.25 Platarsite Pt(As,S)2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.25 Testibiopalladite PdSbTe Iso.
2.EB.25 Tolovkite IrSbS Iso.
2.EB.25 Ullmannite NiSbS Iso. 23 : _P_213
2.EB.25 Willyamite CoSbS
2.EB.25 Changchengite IrBiS Iso. 23 : _P_213
2.EB.25 Mayingite IrBiTe Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.25 Kalungaite PdAsSe Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.25 Milotaite PdSbSe Iso. 23 : _P_213
2.EB.25 Paragersdorffite Ni(As,S)2 Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : P _a_3
2.EB.25 Orthogersdorffite NiAsS Orth. m _m_2 : P c _a_21
2.EB.25 Kvačekite NiSbSe Iso. 23 : _P_213
2.EB.30 Urvantsevite Pd(Bi,Pb)2 Tet. 4/m m m _(_4/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : _I_4/m m m
2.EB.35 Rheniite ReS2 Tric. 1 : _P_1

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Health Risks:

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

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References for ParacostibiteHide

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Reference List:

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

Localities for ParacostibiteHide

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Locality ListHide

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

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)