Cobaltite [ CoAsS ]

Material properties

Formula CoAsS
Abbreviation Cbt
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1832
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Crystal symmetry Orthorhombic, Point group mm2, Space group Pca21 (#29)
Tags Mineral, Sulphide

Composition

Element Atoms
S 1
As 1
Co 1
Total: 3

Specimens of Cobaltite

Name Owner Materials Phase purity Image
M0371 Cobaltite CSIRO Cobaltite (93.4%), Cobaltkieserite 93.4
M0142 Copper / Quartz CSIRO Cobaltite (2.8%), Copper, Gold, Quartz, Spessartine, Tennantite-(Cu) 2.8
M0154 Quartz / Copper CSIRO Cobaltite (2.0%), Copper, Cuprite, Gold, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz 2.0