Skutterudite

CoAs2-3

This sample of skutterudite is displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Skutterudite is an arsenide of cobalt with the composition CoAs2-3. The sample at left is about 5 cm across and is from Bou Azzer, Morocco.

Tne corresponding nickel compound is called Nickel-skutterudite, NiAs2-3.

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