Nisbite
NiSb2 [CNMNC approved formula]
Named for the composition, NIckel and Sb, the chemical symbol for antimony.
| IMA status : | Approved Species 1970 () |
| CLASSIFICATION | |
| Dana (8th edition) : |
02.12.02.13 |
| (02) Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | |
| (02.12) where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2 | |
| (02.12.02) Marcasite Group (Orthorhombic: Pnnm) | |
| Nickel-Strunz (10th edition) : |
02.EB.15a |
| (02) Sulfides | |
| (02.E) Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:2 | |
| (02.EB) M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc. | |
| Crystal system: | Orthorhombic System |
| Point group (H-M): | mmm (or 2/m 2/m 2/m) — dipyramidal |