Mopungite Mineral Data

General Mopungite Information

Chemical Formula:

NaSb(OH)6

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 246.78 gm

Sodium 9.32 % Na 12.56 % Na₂O

Antimony 49.33 % Sb 65.54 % Sb₂O₅

Hydrogen 2.45 % H 21.90 % H₂O

Oxygen 38.90 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

NaSb(OH)₆

Environment:

Secondary mineral from stibnite.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1985

Locality:

Mopung Hills, Churchill County, Nevada, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Mopungite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 4211

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Mopungite Image

Images:

Mopungite

Comments: White mopungite encrustations.
Location: Cetine di Cotorniano Mine (Cetine Mine), Rosia, Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Scale: Picture size 7 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Mopungite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.98311

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.994, c = 7.859, Z = 4; V = 502.22 Den(Calc)= 3.26

Crystal System:

Tetragonal - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (4/m) Space Group: P 4₁/n

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 4.58(1), 3.985(0.8), 1.205(0.7),

Physical Properties of Mopungite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Colorless, Milky white.

Density:

3.21

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Translucent

Habit:

Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.

Habit:

Pseudo Cubic - Crystals show a cubic outline.

Habit:

Pseudomorphous - Occurs in the form of another mineral.

Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous - Dull

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Mopungite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.044 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.059 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.187,KPDmeas= 0.1899,KC= 0.1986
Ncalc = 1.64 - 1.65

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.605, w=1.614, bire=0.0090.

Calculated Properties of Mopungite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.02 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Mopungite =3.21 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.000190391
Boson Index = 0.999809609

Photoelectric:

PE_Mopungite= 154.60 barns/electron
U=PE_Mopungite x rElectron Density= 466.52 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Mopungite Classification

Dana Class:

06.03.07.04 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl

(06.03)with (OH)3 or (OH)6 groups

(06.03.07)Wickmanite group (Tetragonal: P42/n)

06.03.07.01 Stottite FeGe(OH)6 P 4₁/n 4/m

06.03.07.02 Tetrawickmanite MnSn(OH)6 P 4₁/n 4/m

06.03.07.03 Jeanbandyite (Fe,Mn)Sn(OH)6 P 4₁/n 4/m

06.03.07.04 Mopungite NaSb(OH)6 P 4₁/n 4/m

Strunz Class:

04.FC.15 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.F - Hydroxides (without V or U)

04.FC -Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; corner-sharing octahedra

04.FC.15 Jeanbandyite (Fe,Mn)Sn(OH)6 P 4₁/n 4/m

04.FC.15 Mopungite NaSb(OH)6 P 4₁/n 4/m

04.FC.15 Stottite FeGe(OH)6 P 4₁/n 4/m

04.FC.15 Tetrawickmanite MnSn(OH)6 P 4₁/n 4/m

Other Mopungite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Mopungite :
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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Mopungite

NaSb(OH)6
Dana No: 06.03.07.04 Strunz No: 04.FC.15
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