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Metastibnite Mineral Data
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General Metastibnite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Sb2S3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 339.70 gm |
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Antimony 71.68 % Sb |
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Sulfur 28.32 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Sb2S3 |
| Environment: |
Primary hydrothermal origin around fumarolic centers and as the result of stibnite oxidation. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1888 |
| Locality: |
Steamboat Springs, Washoe County, Nevada, USA Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
From the Greek for "with" and stibnite, in allusion to its composition. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Metastibnite + Pronunciation  |
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Metastibnite Image |
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Metastibnite Crystallography
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| Crystal System: |
Amorphous- No Crystals |
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Physical Properties of Metastibnite
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| Cleavage: |
None |
| Color: |
Purple, Purple gray, Red, Reddish gray. |
| Diaphaneity: |
Translucent to Subopaque |
| Habit: |
Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix. |
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Mammillary - Larger "breast-like" rounded forms resembling botryoidal (e.g. malachite). |
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Powdery - Forms a loose, poorly-coherent pulverulent mass. |
| Hardness: |
2-3 - Gypsum-Calcite |
| Luminescence: |
Non-fluorescent. |
| Luster: |
Sub Metallic |
| Magnetism: |
Nonmagnetic |
| Streak: |
red |
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Optical Properties of Metastibnite
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| Optical Data: |
Isotropic. |
| RL Anisotrophism: |
Moderate in air. |
| RL Color: |
Bluish white with intense red internal reflections in oil. |
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Calculated Properties of Metastibnite
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0021239012
Boson Index = 0.9978760988 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEMetastibnite = 240.35 barns/electron
U=PEMetastibnite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Metastibnite is Not Radioactive |
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Metastibnite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
02.11.03.01 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.11)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=2:3 |
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(02.11.03)Dana Group |
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02.11.03.01 Metastibnite Sb2S3 None |
| Strunz Class: |
02.DB.05a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.D - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 3:4 and 2:3 |
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02.DB -M:S = 2:3 and similar |
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02.DB.05a Antimonselite Sb2Se3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.DB.05a Bismuthinite Bi2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.DB.05a Guanajuatite Bi2Se3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.DB.05a Metastibnite Sb2S3 None |
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02.DB.05a Stibnite Sb2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other Metastibnite Information
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Dana) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Metastibnite :
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
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Metastibnite
Sb2S3
Dana No: 02.11.03.01 Strunz No: 02.DB.05a
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