Stenhuggarite Mineral Data
General Stenhuggarite Information
Chemical Formula:
CaFe+++(As+++O2)(As+++Sb+++O5)
Composition:
Molecular Weight = 479.51 gm
Calcium 8.36 % Ca 11.69 % CaO
Iron 11.65 % Fe 16.65 % Fe2 O3
Antimony 25.39 % Sb 30.40 % Sb2 O3
Arsenic 31.25 % As 41.26 % As2 O3
Oxygen 23.36 % O
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:
CaFe3+ As2 SbO7
Environment:
Very rare in hematite ore from a metamorphosed Fe-Mn orebody.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1968
Locality:
L�ngban mine, Bergslagen ore distr., Filipstad, V�rmland (Wermland), Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:
Named from the Swedish for "stonemason", in honor of Brian Harold Mason (1917-), U.S. National Museum, Washington, D.C., USA for his Langban deposit studies.
Name Pronunciation:
Stenhuggarite + Pronunciation
Synonym:
ICSD 965
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