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Stibioenargite Mineral Data

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General Stibioenargite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Cu3(Sb,As)S4
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 597.52 gm
   Copper    31.90 %  Cu
   Antimony  15.28 %  Sb
   Arsenic   31.35 %  As
   Sulfur    21.47 %  S
            ______ 
            100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Cu3Sb0.75As2.5S4
Help on Environment: Environment: Probably Sb rich enargite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Not Approved IMA 1959 - Published 1957
Help on Locality: Locality: Lavrion District mines, Attiki, Greece. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named as the Sb analog of enargite.
 

Stibioenargite Crystallography

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic Space Group: Unk
 

Physical Properties of Stibioenargite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: {???} Indistinct
Help on Color: Color: Reddish gray, Black.
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Opaque
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 3 - Calcite
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
Help on Streak: Streak: black
 

Calculated Properties of Stibioenargite

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.0016099585
Boson Index = 0.9983900415
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEStibioenargite = 87.61 barns/electron
U=PEStibioenargite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Stibioenargite is Not Radioactive
 

Stibioenargite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 02.00.00.00 (02)Sulfide Minerals
  (02.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers
  (02.00.00)Sulfosalt - As, Sb
 
02.00.00.00 Argentite* Ag2S I m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
02.00.00.00 Bayankhanite? Cu6HgS4 Unk Hex
 
02.00.00.00 Bismutoplagionite* 5PbS.4Bi2S3 Unk Ortho
 
02.00.00.00 Bravoite? (Fe,Ni,Co)S2 P a3 2/m 3
 
02.00.00.00 Colimaite K3VS4 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
02.00.00.00 Dayingite* CuCoPtS4 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
02.00.00.00 Dilithium* Li2Te P 222 2 2 2
 
02.00.00.00 Dzhezkazganite* (Pb,Cu,Rh)S2(?) P a3? 2/m 3
 
02.00.00.00 Ferdisilicite* FeSi2 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m
 
02.00.00.00 Fersilicite* FeSi P 213 2 3
 
02.00.00.00 Horobetsuite* (Bi,Sb)2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
02.00.00.00 Horomanite Fe6Ni3S8 P 4/mmm 4mm
 
02.00.00.00 Imgreite? NiTe P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
02.00.00.00 Iridisite* (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2 Unk Cubic
 
02.00.00.00 Isochalcopyrite? Cu8Fe9S16 Unk Cubic
 
02.00.00.00 Jaipurite* CoS P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m
 
02.00.00.00 Kitaibelite? Ag10PbBi30S51 Mono ? Mono
 
02.00.00.00 Kurilite? (Ag,Au)2(Te,Se,S) P m3n,P 43n Cubic
 
02.00.00.00 Plumosite* Pb2Sb2S5 Mono
 
02.00.00.00 Protojoseite* Bi4TeS2(?) R 3m 3 2/m
 
02.00.00.00 Samaniite Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 P 41/mmm 4mm
 
02.00.00.00 Stibioenargite* Cu3(Sb,As)S4 Unk Ortho
 
02.00.00.00 Sztrokayite* Bi3TeS2 Trig ? Trig
 
02.00.00.00 Volfsonite* Cu10CuFeFe2Sn3S16 P 42m-,P 4212 Tetra
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 02.KA.05 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf
  02.K - Sulfarsenates, Sulfantimonates
  02.KA -Sulfarsenates with (As,Sb)S4 tetrahedra
 
02.KA.05 Enargite Cu3AsS4 Pnm21 mm2
 
02.KA.05 Petrukite (Cu,Fe,Zn)2(Sn,In)S4 P mn21 mm2
 
02.KA.05 Stibioenargite* Cu3(Sb,As)S4 Unk Ortho
 

Other Stibioenargite Information

Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Stibioenargite :
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 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info

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Cu3(Sb,As)S4
Dana No: 02.00.00.00 Strunz No: 02.KA.05
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