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Stistaite Mineral Data
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General Stistaite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
SnSb |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 240.46 gm |
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Tin 49.37 % Sn |
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Antimony 50.63 % Sb |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
SnSb |
| Environment: |
In heavy mineral concentrates from placer deposits. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1970 |
| Locality: |
Elkiaidan River, Uzbekistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the composition of stibium (antimony) and stannum (tin). |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Stistaite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 52294 |
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PDF 33-118 |
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Stistaite Image |
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Sorosite Tin Stistaite
Comments: Back-scattered electron image of large sorosite crystal (So=partly skeletal) adjacent to stistaite (St). Tn=native tin. Note abundant microcrystals of sorosite isolated within native tin. (AmMin 83:903).
Location: Baimka gold-platinum group mineral placer deposit, Chukotka, Russian Far East.
Scale: Image Size 1.5 cm.
© American Mineralogist |
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Stistaite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.23438 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.648, c = 10.675, Z = 12; V = 691.40 Den(Calc)= 6.93 |
| Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral H-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.07(1), 2.16(0.3), 2.18(0.3),1.37(0.1), 1.38(0.1), 1.53(0.1), 1.77(0.1), 1.78(0.1), |
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Physical Properties of Stistaite
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| Cleavage: |
None |
| Color: |
Light gray. |
| Density: |
6.91 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Fracture: |
Elastic - Fragments which spring back after bending. |
| Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. |
| Habit: |
Pseudo Cubic - Crystals show a cubic outline. |
| Hardness: |
3 - Calcite |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
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Optical Properties of Stistaite
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| RL Color: |
Creamy white. |
| Reflectivity |
Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Stistaite in Air
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R |
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∑ R(λ) |
| 460 nm |
78.00 |
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| 480 nm |
79.30 |
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| 500 nm |
80.50 |
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| 520 nm |
81.20 |
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| 540 nm |
81.60 |
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| 560 nm |
81.50 |
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| 580 nm |
81.30 |
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| 600 nm |
81.50 |
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| 620 nm |
81.80 |
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| 640 nm |
82.00 |
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| 660 nm |
82.50 |
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Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Stistaite in Air
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Intensity |
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120% |
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Calculated Properties of Stistaite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.82 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Stistaite =6.93 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.08
Boson Index = 0.92 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEStistaite = 338.95 barns/electron
U=PEStistaite x rElectron Density=1,973.25 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Stistaite is Not Radioactive |
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Stistaite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
01.03.01.05 (01)Native Elements |
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(01.03)with semi-metallic and non-metallic elements |
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(01.03.01)Arsenic group |
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01.03.01.01 Arsenic As R 3m 3 2/m |
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01.03.01.02 Antimony Sb R 3m 3 2/m |
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01.03.01.03 Stibarsen SbAs R 3m 3 2/m |
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01.03.01.04 Bismuth Bi R 3m 3 2/m |
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01.03.01.05 Stistaite SnSb R 3m 3 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
02.AA.45 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.A - Simple Sulfides, Selenides, etc |
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02.AA -Alloys of metalloids with Cu, Ag, Sn, Au |
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02.AA.45 Stistaite SnSb R 3m 3 2/m |
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Other Stistaite Information
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Stistaite :
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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Dana No: 01.03.01.05 Strunz No: 02.AA.45
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