Stibiomicrolite Mineral Data

General Stibiomicrolite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Sb,Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 538.04 gm

Sodium 2.14 % Na 2.88 % Na₂O

Calcium 5.21 % Ca 7.30 % CaO

Tantalum 43.72 % Ta 53.38 % Ta₂O₅

Niobium 12.09 % Nb 17.29 % Nb₂O₅

Antimony 15.84 % Sb 18.96 % Sb₂O₃

Hydrogen 0.19 % H 1.67 % H₂O

Oxygen 20.82 % O

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100.00 % 101.49 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Sb_0.7Ca_0.7Na_0.5Ta_1.3Nb_0.7O₆(OH)

Environment:

Replacing stibiotantalite, in the lithium-rich albite unit of a complex granite pegmatite.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1938

Locality:

Varutrask pegmatite, 15 km norhtwest of Skelleftea, Vasterbotten, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for antimony (STIBIum) in the composition and membership in the microlite subgroup of the pyrochlore group.

Name Pronunciation:

Stibiomicrolite + Pronunciation

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Stibiomicrolite Crystallography

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.455, Z = 8; V = 1,142.81 Den(Calc)= 6.25

Crystal System:

Isometric - HexoctahedralH-M Symbol (4/m 3 2/m) Space Group: F d3m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.01(1), 3.14(0.9), 6.03(0.8),

Physical Properties of Stibiomicrolite

Color:

Greenish white, White.

Diaphaneity:

Translucent to Opaque

Fracture:

Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments.

Habit:

Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.

Hardness:

4 - Fluorite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Stibiomicrolite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI calc= 0.166 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.16,KC= 0.1919
Ncalc = 2.2

Optical Data:

Isotropic, n=2.

Calculated Properties of Stibiomicrolite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.48 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Stibiomicrolite =6.25 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0002230497
Boson Index = 0.9997769503

Photoelectric:

PE_{Stibiomicrolite}= 587.05 barns/electron
U=PE_{Stibiomicrolite} x rElectron Density=3,215.95 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Stibiomicrolite is Not Radioactive

Stibiomicrolite Classification

Dana Class:

08.02.02.07 (08)Multiple Oxides with Nb, Ta, and Ti

(08.02)where (A)2 (B2O6) (O,OH,F)

(08.02.02)Pyrochlore Group (Microlite Subgroup; Ta>Nb;(Ta+Nb)>2(Ti)

08.02.02.01 Microlite (Na,Ca)2Ta2O6(O,OH,F) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

08.02.02.02 Bariomicrolite Ba(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

08.02.02.03 Plumbomicrolite (Pb,Ca,U)2Ta2O6(OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

08.02.02.04 Uranmicrolite (U,Ca)2(Ta,Nb)2O6(OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

08.02.02.05 Bismutomicrolite (Bi,Ca)(Ta,Nb)2O6(OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

08.02.02.06 Stannomicrolite (Sn,Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb,Sn)2(O,OH)7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

08.02.02.07 Stibiomicrolite (Sb,Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

08.02.02.08 Fluornatromicrolite! (Na,Ca,Bi)2Ta2O6F F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

04.DH.15 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.D - Metal:Oxygen = 1:2 and similar

04.DH -With large (± medium-sized) cations; sheets of edge-sharing octahedra

04.DH.15 Alumotungstite (W,Al)(O,OH)3(?) Unk Cubic

04.DH.15 Betafite (Ca,U)2(Ti,Nb,Ta)2O6(OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Ferritungstite (K,Ca,Na)(W,Fe)2(O,OH)6•(H2O) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Cesstibtantite (Cs,Na)SbTa4O12 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Bismutomicrolite (Bi,Ca)(Ta,Nb)2O6(OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Ceriopyrochlore-(Ce) (Ce,Ca,Y)2(Nb,Ta)2O6(OH,F) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Bariopyrochlore (Ba,Sr)(Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Bariomicrolite Ba(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Calciobetafite Ca2(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Jixianite Pb(W,Fe)2(O,OH)7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Plumbomicrolite (Pb,Ca,U)2Ta2O6(OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Kalipyrochlore (H2O,Sr)(Nb,Ti)(O,OH)6•(H2O,K) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Plumbopyrochlore (Pb,Y,U,Ca)2-xNb2O6(OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Strontiopyrochlore* Sr2Nb2(O,OH)7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Uranmicrolite (U,Ca)2(Ta,Nb)2O6(OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Pyrochlore (Na,Ca)2Nb2O6(OH,F) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Microlite (Na,Ca)2Ta2O6(O,OH,F) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Natrobistantite (Na,Cs)Bi(Ta,Nb,Sb)4O12 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Plumbobetafite (Pb,U,Ca)(Ti,Nb)2O6(OH,F) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Stibiomicrolite (Sb,Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Stannomicrolite (Sn,Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb,Sn)2(O,OH)7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Stibiobetafite (Sb,Ca)2(Ti,Nb,Ta)2(O,OH)7 F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Uranpyrochlore (U,Ca,Ce)2(Nb,Ta)2O6(OH,F) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Bismutopyrochlore! (Bi,U,Ca,Pb)1x(Nb,Ta)2O6(OH)•n(H2O) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Fluornatromicrolite! (Na,Ca,Bi)2Ta2O6F F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Yttrobetafite-(Y) (Y,U,Ce)2(Ti,Nb,Ta)2O6(OH) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

04.DH.15 Yttropyrochlore-(Y) (Y,Na,Ca,U)1-2(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH)7 F d3m 2/m 3

04.DH.15 Elsmoreite! WO3•0.5(H2O) F d3m 4/m 3 2/m

Other Stibiomicrolite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Stibiomicrolite :
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

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Stibiomicrolite

(Sb,Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7
Dana No: 08.02.02.07 Strunz No: 04.DH.15
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