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General Bindheimite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Pb2Sb2O6(O,OH)
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 770.15 gm
   Antimony  31.62 %  Sb   37.85 % Sb2O3
   Hydrogen   0.03 %  H     0.29 % H2O
   Lead      53.81 %  Pb   57.96 % PbO
   Oxygen    14.54 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %       96.10 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Pb2Sb2O6.75(OH)0.25
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1868
Help on Locality: Locality: Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named after the German chemist, J. J. Bindheim (1750-1825).
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 27120
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Bindheimite

Comments: Yellow earthy bindheimite covering red, massive crocoite.
Location: Callenberg North (no. 1) open cut, Callenberg, Glauchau, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 7 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Bindheimite Crystallography

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 10.41, Z = 6; V = 1,128.11 Den(Calc)= 6.80
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F d3m
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.01(1), 1.85(0.25), 2.61(0.18),
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Natta G , Baccaredda M , Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie , 85 (1933) p.271-296, Tetrossido di antimonio e antimoniati

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Physical Properties of Bindheimite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: None
Help on Color: Color: Yellow, Greenish yellow, Green, Brownish white, Grayish white.
Help on Density: Density: 4.6 - 7.3, Average = 5.94
Help on Diaphaniety: Diaphaniety: Translucent to Opaque
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz).
Help on Habit: Habit: Earthy - Dull, clay-like texture with no visible crystalline affinities, (e.g. howlite).
Help on Habit: Habit: Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.
Help on Habit: Habit: Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 4-5 - Fluorite-Apatite
Help on Luminescence: Luminescence: None.
Help on Luster: Luster: Greasy (Oily)
Help on Magnetism: Magnetism: Nonmagnetic
Help on Streak: Streak: light greenish brown
 

Optical Properties of Bindheimite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= 0.072 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.188 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1257,KPDmeas= 0.1437,KC= 0.1549
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Isotropic, n=1.84-1.87.
 

Calculated Properties of Bindheimite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

relectron=4.98 gm/cc
note: rBindheimite =5.95 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index Fermion Index Fermion Index = 0.11898
Boson Index = 0.88102
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEBindheimite =1,098.16 barns/electron
U=PEBindheimite x relectron=5,468.02 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Bindheimite is Not Radioactive

 

Bindheimite Classification

Help on  Dana Class: Dana Class: 44.1.1.2 (44)Antimonates
  (44.1)(A)2 (X2 O6) (O,OH,F)
  (44.1.1)Dana Group
 
44.1.1.1 Stibiconite SbSb2O6(OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
44.1.1.2 Bindheimite Pb2Sb2O6(O,OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
44.1.1.3 Romeite (Ca,Fe,Mn,Na)2(Sb,Ti)2O6(O,OH,F) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
44.1.1.3a Lewisite! (Ca,Fe,Na)2(Sb,Ti)2O7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
44.1.1.4 Monimolite (Pb,Ca)2Sb2O7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
44.1.1.5 Stetefeldtite Ag2Sb2O6(O,OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
44.1.1.6 Bismutostibiconite Bi(Sb,Fe)2O7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
44.1.1.7 Partzite Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7(?) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
Help on  Strunz Class: Strunz Class: IV/C.11-70 IV - Oxides
  IV/C - Oxides with metal : oxygen = 2:3 (M2O3 and related compounds)
  IV/C.11 - Stibiconite group, Partzite - Bindheimite series
 
IV/C.11-10 Partzite Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7(?) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
IV/C.11-20 Stetefeldtite Ag2Sb2O6(O,OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
IV/C.11-30 Lewisite (Ca,Fe,Na)2(Sb,Ti)2O7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
IV/C.11-40 Romeite (Ca,Fe,Mn,Na)2(Sb,Ti)2O6(O,OH,F) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
IV/C.11-50 Stibiconite SbSb2O6(OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
IV/C.11-60 Bismutostibiconite Bi(Sb,Fe)2O7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 
IV/C.11-70 Bindheimite Pb2Sb2O6(O,OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
 

Other Bindheimite Information

Help on References: References: NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Bindheimite :
1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 3 - Applied Mineralogy 4 -Athena 5 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 6 - EUROmin Project 7 -Google Images 8 -Google Scholar 9 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 -MinDAT 11 -MinMax(Deutsch) 12 -MinMax(English) 13 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 14 -QUT Mineral Atlas 15 -École des Mines de Paris

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Bindheimite

Pb2Sb2O6(O,OH)
Dana No: 44.1.1.2 Strunz No: IV/C.11-70
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