General Stibioclaudetite Information Chemical Formula: |
AsSbO3 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 240.55 gm |
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Antimony 46.16 % Sb 55.26 % Sb2O3 |
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Arsenic 33.89 % As 44.74 % As2O3 |
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Oxygen 19.95 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
As1.08Sb0.91O3 |
Environment: |
Secondary mineral. Claudetite group |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2007 (Dana # Added) |
Locality: |
Tsumeb, Namibia Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named as the Sb analog of claudetite. |
Synonym: |
IMA2007-028 |
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Stibioclaudetite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.3485:1:0.4129 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 4.5757, b = 13.1288, c = 5.4216, Z = 4; beta = 95.039° V = 324.44 Den(Calc)= 4.92 |
Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 21/n |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.51(1), 3.282(0.82), 3.238(0.71),2.805(0.39), 2.279(0.34), 4.99(0.32), 2.801(0.31), 2.656(0.28), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Stibioclaudetite Cleavage: |
{010} Perfect |
Color: |
Colorless, White. |
Diaphaneity: |
Transparent |
Fracture: |
Flexible - Flexible fragments. |
Habit: |
Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas). |
Habit: |
Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline). |
Luster: |
Vitreous - Adamantine |
Streak: |
white |
| Optical Properties of Stibioclaudetite Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-) |
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NCalc= 2.07 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.2173) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 |
| Calculated Properties of Stibioclaudetite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.35 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Stibioclaudetite =4.92 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.0000957773 |
Boson Index = 0.9999042227 Photoelectric: |
PEStibioclaudetite = 178.18 barns/electron |
U=PEStibioclaudetite x rElectron Density= 775.62 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Stibioclaudetite is Not Radioactive | Stibioclaudetite Classification Dana Class: |
04.03.10.03 (04)Simple Oxides |
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(04.03)with a cation charge of 3+ (A+++2 O3) |
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(04.03.10)Claudetite group |
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Strunz Class: |
04.CB.45 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.C - Metal:Oxygen = 2:3, 3:5, and Similar |
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04.CB -With medium-sized cations |
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| Other Stibioclaudetite Information References: |
NAME( MinRec, v40:209) PHYS. PROP.(MinRec, v40:209) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec, v40:209) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Stibioclaudetite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - GeoScienceWorld 4 - Google Images 5 - Google Scholar 6 - MinDAT 7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 8 - Online Mineral Museum 9 - QUT Mineral Atlas 10 - Ruff.Info Search for Stibioclaudetite using: Visit our Advertisers for Stibioclaudetite : A Bijoux Google Search for StibioclaudetiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Stibioclaudetite Cape Minerals Google Search for Stibioclaudetite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Stibioclaudetite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Stibioclaudetite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Stibioclaudetite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Stibioclaudetite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Stibioclaudetite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Stibioclaudetite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Stibioclaudetite Ask about Stibioclaudetite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Stibioclaudetite Specimen Label here :
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