Rebulite Mineral Data

General Rebulite Information

Chemical Formula:

Tl5Sb5As8S22

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 2,935.49 gm

Thallium 34.81 % Tl

Antimony 20.74 % Sb

Arsenic 20.42 % As

Sulfur 24.03 % S

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Tl₅Sb₅As₈S₂₂

Environment:

In a hydrothermal As-Tl deposit.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1982

Locality:

Allchar, Macedonia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Unknown name derivation.

Name Pronunciation:

Rebulite

Synonym:

ICSD 17065

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Rebulite Image

Images:

Rebulite Realgar

Comments: Dark gray rebulite grain in red, massive realgar.
Location: Allchar, Roszdan, FYR Macedonia. Scale: Picture size 4 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Rebulite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =2.3687:1:4.3531

Cell Dimensions:

a = 17.441, b = 7.363, c = 32.052, Z = 4; beta = 105.03° V = 3,975.25 Den(Calc)= 4.90

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/c

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.076(1)(316), 3.37(0.8)(500), 2.95(0.67)(508),2.186(0.67)(2.1.14),

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Physical Properties of Rebulite

Color:

Dark gray.

Density:

4.81

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

brown red

Calculated Properties of Rebulite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.26 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Rebulite =4.90 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0018023865
Boson Index = 0.9981976135

Photoelectric:

PE_Rebulite= 675.73 barns/electron
U=PE_Rebulite x rElectron Density=2,878.52 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Rebulite Classification

Dana Class:

03.08.13.01 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts

(03.08)where 1 < z/y <2 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals

(03.08.13)Dana Group

03.08.13.01 Rebulite Tl5Sb5As8S22 P 2₁/c 2/m

03.08.13.02 Jankovicite Tl5Sb9(As,Sb)4S22 P1 1

Strunz Class:

02.HD.25 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.H - Sulfosalts of SnS Archetype

02.HD -With Tl

02.HD.25 Rebulite Tl5Sb5As8S22 P 2₁/c 2/m

Other Rebulite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Rebulite :
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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Rebulite

Tl5Sb5As8S22
Dana No: 03.08.13.01 Strunz No: 02.HD.25
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