Antimonselite Mineral Data

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General Antimonselite Information

Chemical Formula:

Sb2Se3

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 480.38 gm

Antimony 50.69 % Sb

Selenium 49.31 % Se

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Sb₂Se₃

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1992

Locality:

Kaiyang, Guizhou Prov., China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Names in 1993 for the composition.

Synonym:

ICSD 85676

IMA1992-003

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Antimonselite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.9737:1:0.3465

Cell Dimensions:

a = 11.213, b = 11.515, c = 3.991, Z = 4; V = 515.31 Den(Calc)= 6.19

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbnm

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.87(1), 3.7(0.7), 2.625(0.6),

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Caracas R , Gonze X , Physics and Chemistry of Minerals , 32 (2005) p.295-300, First-principles study of the electronic properties of A2B3 minerals,, with A=Bi,Sb and B=S,Se, Note: Hypothetical sulphosalt structure derived from density functional theory

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Physical Properties of Antimonselite

Color:

Tin white.

Density:

5.88

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Hardness:

3.5 - Copper Penny

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

Calculated Properties of Antimonselite

Electron Density:

r_electron=5.26 gm/cc
note: r_{Antimonselite}=6.19 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.03747
Boson Index = 0.96253

Photoelectric:

PE_{Antimonselite}= 216.21 barns/electron
U=PE_{Antimonselite} x r_electron=1,136.71 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Antimonselite is Not Radioactive

Antimonselite Classification

Dana Class:

2.11.2.2 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides

(2.11)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=2:3

(2.11.2)Stibnite Group (Orthorhombic: Pbnm)

2.11.2.1 Stibnite Sb2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

2.11.2.2 Antimonselite Sb2Se3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

2.11.2.3 Bismuthinite Bi2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

2.11.2.4 Guanajuatite Bi2Se3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

II/D.08-25 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts

II/D - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium < 1:1, Tellurides with Copper, Silver, Gold

II/D.08 - Stibnite - Bismuthinite series

II/D.08-10 Paakkonenite Sb2AsS2 C 2/m 2/m

II/D.08-20 Stibnite Sb2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

II/D.08-25 Antimonselite Sb2Se3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

II/D.08-30 Metastibnite Sb2S3 None

II/D.08-40 Bismuthinite Bi2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

II/D.08-50 Guanajuatite Bi2Se3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

II/D.08-60 Ottemannite Sn2S3 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Antimonselite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996)

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Antimonselite

Sb2Se3
Dana No: 2.11.2.2 Strunz No: II/D.08-25
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