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Stibiomicrolite Mineral Data

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General Stibiomicrolite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: (Sb,Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 538.04 gm
   Sodium     2.14 %  Na    2.88 % Na2O
   Calcium    5.21 %  Ca    7.30 % CaO
   Tantalum  43.72 %  Ta   53.38 % Ta2O5
   Niobium   12.09 %  Nb   17.29 % Nb2O5
   Antimony  15.84 %  Sb   18.96 % Sb2O3
   Hydrogen   0.19 %  H     1.67 % H2O
   Oxygen    20.82 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      101.49 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Sb0.7Ca0.7Na0.5Ta1.3Nb0.7O6(OH)
Help on Environment: Environment: Replacing stibiotantalite, in the lithium-rich albite unit of a complex granite pegmatite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1938
Help on Locality: Locality: Varutrask pegmatite, 15 km norhtwest of Skelleftea, Vasterbotten, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for antimony (STIBIum) in the composition and membership in the microlite subgroup of the pyrochlore group.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Stibiomicrolite + Pronunciation Say STIBIOMICROLITE