Senarmontite Mineral Data + 
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- 4.3.9.1 Arsenolite As2O3 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- 4.3.9.2 Senarmontite Sb2O3 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/C.02-10 Arsenolite As2O3 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/C.02-20 Senarmontite Sb2O3 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/C.02-30 Bismite Bi2O3 P 21/c 2/m
- IV/C.02-35 Sphaerobismoite Bi2O3 P 42212 or P 41/n Tetra
- IV/C.02-40 Sillenite Bi12SiO20 I 23 2 3
- IV/C.02-50 Chrombismite! Bi16CrO27 I 4,I 4-,I 4/m Tetra
General Senarmontite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Sb2O3 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 275.50 gm | ||
| Antimony 88.39 % Sb 105.81 % Sb2O3 | |||
| Oxygen 11.61 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 105.81 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Sb2O2 | ||
| Environment: |
Oxidation of stibnite and other antimony minerals. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1851 | ||
| Locality: |
Djebel-Haminate mine, northwest of Ain-Beida, District of Haracta, Constantine, Algeria. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named after the French mineralogist, H. Hureau de Senarmot (1808-1862). | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 1944 | ||
| PDF 43-1071 | |||
Senarmontite Image | |||
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Senarmontite Crystallography |
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| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 11.14, Z = 16; V = 1,382.47 Den(Calc)= 5.29 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F d3m | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.218(1), 1.972(0.42), 2.788(0.4), | ||
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Crystal Structure:
Mouse |
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Physical Properties of Senarmontite |
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| Cleavage: |
[111] Imperfect, [111] Imperfect, [111] Imperfect | ||
| Color: |
White, Colorless, Gray. | ||
| Density: |
5.2 - 5.3, Average = 5.25 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Transparent to translucent | ||
| Fracture: |
Uneven - Flat surfaces (not cleavage) fractured in an uneven pattern. | ||
| Habit: |
Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix. | ||
| Habit: |
Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form. | ||
| Habit: |
Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock. | ||
| Hardness: |
2 - Gypsum | ||
| Luminescence: |
None. | ||
| Luster: |
Adamantine | ||
| Magnetism: |
Nonmagnetic | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Senarmontite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.036 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.043 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2055,KPDmeas= 0.207,KC= 0.2148 |
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| Optical Data: |
Isotropic, n=2.087. | ||
Calculated Properties of Senarmontite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=4.50 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00005 Boson Index = 0.99995 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PESenarmontite = 303.39 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Senarmontite is Not Radioactive |
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Senarmontite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
4.3.9.2 (4)Simple Oxides | ||
| (4.3)with a cation charge of 3+ (A+++2 O3) | |||
| (4.3.9)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IV/C.02-20 IV - Oxides | ||
| IV/C - Oxides with metal : oxygen = 2:3 (M2O3 and related compounds) | |||
| IV/C.02 - Arsenolite - Sillenite series | |||
Other Senarmontite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Duda&Rejl90) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Ford32) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Senarmontite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 3 -Athena 4 - Crocoite.com Mineral Locations 5 - EUROmin Project 6 -Google Images 7 -Google Scholar 8 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 9 - HyperPhysics 10 -MinDAT 11 -MinMax(Deutsch) 12 -MinMax(English) 13 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 14 -QUT Mineral Atlas 15 - WWW-MINCRYST 16 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Senarmontite using: Visit our Advertisers for Senarmontite : Translate Senarmontite Mineral Data : Ask about Senarmontite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Senarmontite Specimen Label here :
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