Antimonselite Mineral Data

General Antimonselite Information

Chemical Formula:

Sb2Se3

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 480.38 gm

Antimony 50.69 % Sb

Selenium 49.31 % Se

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Sb₂Se₃

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1992

Locality:

Kaiyang, Guizhou Prov., China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Names in 1993 for the composition.

Name Pronunciation:

Antimonselite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 85676

IMA1992-003

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Antimonselite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.9737:1:0.3465

Cell Dimensions:

a = 11.213, b = 11.515, c = 3.991, Z = 4; V = 515.31 Den(Calc)= 6.19

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbnm

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.87(1), 3.7(0.7), 2.625(0.6),

Physical Properties of Antimonselite

Color:

Tin white.

Density:

5.88

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Hardness:

3.5 - Copper Penny

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

Calculated Properties of Antimonselite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.26 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Antimonselite =6.19 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.03
Boson Index = 0.97

Photoelectric:

PE_{Antimonselite}= 216.21 barns/electron
U=PE_{Antimonselite} x rElectron Density=1,136.71 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Antimonselite is Not Radioactive

Antimonselite Classification

Dana Class:

02.11.02.02 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(02.11)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=2:3

(02.11.02)Stibnite Group (Orthorhombic: Pbnm)

02.11.02.01 Stibnite Sb2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.11.02.02 Antimonselite Sb2Se3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.11.02.03 Bismuthinite Bi2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.11.02.04 Guanajuatite Bi2Se3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

02.DB.05a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.D - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 3:4 and 2:3

02.DB -M:S = 2:3 and similar

02.DB.05a Antimonselite Sb2Se3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.DB.05a Bismuthinite Bi2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.DB.05a Guanajuatite Bi2Se3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.DB.05a Metastibnite Sb2S3 None

02.DB.05a Stibnite Sb2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Antimonselite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Antimonselite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Antimonselite

Sb2Se3
Dana No: 02.11.02.02 Strunz No: 02.DB.05a
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