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Garavellite Mineral Data
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General Garavellite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
FeSbBiS4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 514.84 gm |
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Iron 10.85 % Fe |
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Bismuth 40.59 % Bi |
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Antimony 23.65 % Sb |
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Sulfur 24.91 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe2+SbBiS4 |
| Environment: |
In a hydrothermal copper deposit with disseminated chalcopyrite in siderite gangue. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1979 |
| Locality: |
Valle del Frigido, one km east of Massa, northern Tuscany, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
For Professor C.L. Garavelli, Italian mineralogist. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Garavellite + Pronunciation  |
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