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Molecular Weight = 1,738.13 gm |
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Bismuth 66.13 % Bi |
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Antimony 3.50 % Sb |
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Lead 11.92 % Pb |
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Sulfur 18.45 % S |
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100.00 % |
PbBi5.5Sb0.5S10 |
In quartz-bismuthinite veins. |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 |
Ustarasaisk deposit, western Tian-Shan, Kazakhstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Named for the locality. |
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| | Ustarasite Crystallography OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk |
By Intensity(I/Io): 1.057(1), 1.483(1), 3.527(1), |
| Physical Properties of Ustarasite{???} Perfect |
Gray, Silver gray. |
Opaque |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
2.5 - Finger Nail |
Metallic |
| Optical Properties of UstarasiteStrong. |
Pure white. |
| Calculated Properties of UstarasiteFermion Index = 0.02 |
Boson Index = 0.98 PEUstarasite =1,510.60 barns/electron |
U=PEUstarasite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc. GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Ustarasite is Not Radioactive | Ustarasite Classification03.08.11.01 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts |
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(03.08)where 1 < z/y <2 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals |
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(03.08.11)Dana Group |
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02.JB.40e 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.J - Sulfosalts of PbS Archetype |
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02.JB -Galena derivatives, with Pb |
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| Other Ustarasite InformationNAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) |
Links to other databases for Ustarasite : |
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 Search for Ustarasite using: Visit our Advertisers for Ustarasite : AA Mineral SpecimensB & L Fine Minerals Crystalarium.com Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals Dan Weinrich Auctions Dakota Matrix Desert Winds Gems and Minerals Excalibur Minerals Exceptional Minerals Fabre Minerals Heliodor John Betts Fine Minerals Mason's Minerals Mineral News Mineral of the Month Club Wrights Rock Shop Translate Ustarasite Mineral Data : Ask about Ustarasite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Ustarasite Specimen Label here :
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