Name: | Skutterudite Skt |
IMA Chemistry: | CoAs3 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Skutterudite contains elements: Cobalt (Co) Arsenic (As) |
Country of Type Locality: | Norway |
Year First Published: | 1845 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Haidinger W (1845) Zweite Klasse: Geogenide. XIII. Ordnung. Kiese III. Kobaltkies. Skutterudit. in Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie, Bei Braumüller and Seidel (Wien) 559-562 Chemical formula revised from CoAs_3-x_ to CoAs_3_: Schumer B N, Andrade M B, Evans S H, Downs R T (2017) A new formula and crystal structure for nickelskutterudite, (Ni,Co,Fe)As_3_, and occupancy of the icosahedral cation site in the skutterudite group. American Mineralogist 102, 205-209 |
Structural Group Name: | Perovskite, Skutterudite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | skutterudite |
Crystal Systems: | cubic |
Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
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