Garavellite Mineral Data

Garavellite Mineral Data
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General Garavellite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: FeSbBiS4
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 514.84 gm
   Iron      10.85 %  Fe
   Bismuth   40.59 %  Bi
   Antimony  23.65 %  Sb
   Sulfur    24.91 %  S
            ______ 
            100.00 % 
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Fe2+SbBiS4
Help on Environment: Environment: In a hydrothermal copper deposit with disseminated chalcopyrite in siderite gangue.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1979
Help on Locality: Locality: Valle del Frigido, one km east of Massa, northern Tuscany, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: For Professor C.L. Garavelli, Italian mineralogist.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Garavellite + Pronunciation Say GARAVELLITE
 

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Garavellite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =0.8116:1:0.2663
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 11.439, b = 14.093, c = 3.754, Z = 4; V = 605.18 Den(Calc)= 5.65
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnam
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 2.63(1), 3.12(1), 3.62(1),
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Bindi L , Menchetti S , Mineralogy and Petrology , 85 (2005) p.131-139, Garavellite, FeSbBiS4, from the Caspari mine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:, composition, physical properties and determination of the crystal structure, Locality: Caspari mine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

 

Physical Properties of Garavellite

Help on Color: Color: Gray.
Help on Density: Density: 5.64
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Opaque
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 4 - Fluorite
Help on Luster: Luster: Metallic
 

Optical Properties of Garavellite

Help on RL Anisotrophism: RL Anisotrophism: Strong, in yellowish green to bluish.
Help on RL Color: RL Color: Gray with olive-brown tint.
Help on RL Pleochroism: RL Pleochroism: Distinct.
 

Calculated Properties of Garavellite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.92 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Garavellite =5.65 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.0041685563
Boson Index = 0.9958314437
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEGaravellite = 835.71 barns/electron
U=PEGaravellite x rElectron Density=4,108.76 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Garavellite is Not Radioactive
 

Garavellite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 03.07.09.04 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts
  (03.07)where z/y = 2 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals
  (03.07.09)Galenobismutite Group
 
03.07.09.01 Galenobismutite PbBi2S4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
03.07.09.02 Sakharovaite? (Pb,Fe)(Bi,Sb)2S4 Mono
 
03.07.09.03 Berthierite FeSb2S4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
03.07.09.04 Garavellite FeSbBiS4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
03.07.09.05 Clerite! MnSb2S4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 02.HA.20 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf
  02.H - Sulfosalts of SnS Archetype
  02.HA -With Cu, Ag, Fe (without Pb)
 
02.HA.20 Berthierite FeSb2S4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
02.HA.20 Clerite! MnSb2S4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
 
02.HA.20 Garavellite FeSbBiS4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
 

Other Garavellite Information
Help on References: References: NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Garavellite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - Google Images
6 - Google Scholar
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
9 - MinDAT
10 - MinMax(Deutsch)
11 - MinMax(English)
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Garavellite

FeSbBiS4
Dana No: 03.07.09.04 Strunz No: 02.HA.20
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