Cobaltite is an arsenide and sulfide mineral with the mineral formula Co As S. It is the naming mineral of the cobaltite group of minerals, whose members structurally resemble pyrite (FeS 2).

Cobaltite-Gersdorffite Series. See also the chemically very similar Glaucodot and Alloclasite. Compare 'UM1966-01-As:CoNiS' and 'UM1982-09-S:AsCoFeNi'.

Cobaltite is an important ore of the element cobalt. It forms very interesting and unusual crystals rarely seen in the mineral kingdom, especially the icosahedral type. The name of Cobaltite, and its namesake cobalt, is derived from the German equivalent of the leprechaun or …

High temperature hydrotherma deposits and contact metamorphic rocks. Mines in the Cobalt district, Ontario, Canada. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. From the German, Kobold, "underground spirit" or "goblin," in allusion to the refusal of cobaltiferous ores to smelt properly, hence "bewitched."

cobaltite, a cobalt sulfoarsenide mineral in which iron commonly replaces part of the cobalt [(Co,Fe)AsS], that occurs in high-temperature deposits. Notable occurrences are at Daşkäsän, in the lesser Caucasus, Azerbaijan; Tunaberg, Swed.; and Rājasthān, India.

2023年10月18日 · Everything you ever wanted to know about cobaltite. Find value guidelines, scientific data, expert comments, and more in our Gem Listings.

A group of metal-semimetal sulphides with cubic or pseudo-cubic crystal symmetry. The most common members are cobaltite (CoAsS) and gersdorffite ...

2023年7月11日 · Cobaltite is a commonly silvery, metallic gemstone more known for its uses as a cobalt ore and a rare collector’s mineral. Learn cobaltite’s history, benefits, prices, and properties here!

2023年4月23日 · Cobaltite is an important source of cobalt and is often found in cobalt-rich deposits, along with other minerals like chalcopyrite, pyrite, and arsenopyrite. Cobaltite (silvery colored material) mixed with calcite (whitish-grayish material), 4.3 cm across at its widest.

2018年5月8日 · *cobalt (symbol *Co*)* Metallic element, a transition metal, discovered c.1735. It is found in cobaltite and smaltite, but mostly obtained as a by-product during the processing of other ores. Cobalt is a constituent of vitamin B12.