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Stibioclaudetite Mineral Data
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General Stibioclaudetite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
AsSbO3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 240.55 gm |
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Antimony 46.16 % Sb 55.26 % Sb2O3 |
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Arsenic 33.89 % As 44.74 % As2O3 |
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Oxygen 19.95 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
As1.08Sb0.91O3 |
| Environment: |
Secondary mineral. Claudetite group |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2007 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Tsumeb, Namibia Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named as the Sb analog of claudetite. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2007-028 |
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Stibioclaudetite Image |
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Images:
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Stibioclaudetite
Comments: Transparent prismatic crystals of stibioclaudetite in a vug. Type specimen for this species..
Location: Tsumeb, Namibia.
Scale: See Image.
© William Pinch |
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Stibioclaudetite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.3485:1:0.4129 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 4.5757, b = 13.1288, c = 5.4216, Z = 4; beta = 95.039° V = 324.44 Den(Calc)= 4.92 |
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/n |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.51(1), 3.282(0.82), 3.238(0.71),2.805(0.39), 2.279(0.34), 4.99(0.32), 2.801(0.31), 2.656(0.28), |
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Physical Properties of Stibioclaudetite
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| Cleavage: |
{010} Perfect |
| Color: |
Colorless, White. |
| Diaphaneity: |
Transparent |
| Fracture: |
Flexible - Flexible fragments. |
| Habit: |
Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas). |
| Habit: |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
| Luster: |
Vitreous - Adamantine |
| Streak: |
white |
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Optical Properties of Stibioclaudetite
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-) |
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NCalc= 2.07 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2173) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
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Calculated Properties of Stibioclaudetite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.35 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Stibioclaudetite =4.92 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0000957773
Boson Index = 0.9999042227 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEStibioclaudetite = 178.18 barns/electron
U=PEStibioclaudetite x rElectron Density= 775.62 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Stibioclaudetite is Not Radioactive |
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Stibioclaudetite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
04.03.10.03 (04)Simple Oxides |
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(04.03)with a cation charge of 3+ (A+++2 O3) |
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(04.03.10)Claudetite group |
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04.03.10.01 Claudetite As2O3 P 21/n 2/m |
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04.03.10.02 Bismite Bi2O3 P 21/c 2/m |
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04.03.10.03 Stibioclaudetite! AsSbO3 P 21/n 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
04.CB.45 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.C - Metal:Oxygen = 2:3, 3:5, and Similar |
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04.CB -With medium-sized cations |
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04.CB.45 Claudetite As2O3 P 21/n 2/m |
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04.CB.45 Stibioclaudetite! AsSbO3 P 21/n 2/m |
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Other Stibioclaudetite Information
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| References: |
NAME( MinRec, v40:209) PHYS. PROP.(MinRec, v40:209) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec, v40:209) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Stibioclaudetite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info
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Stibioclaudetite
AsSbO3
Dana No: 04.03.10.03 Strunz No: 04.CB.45
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