Stibioenargite Mineral Data

General Stibioenargite Information

Chemical Formula:

Cu3(Sb,As)S4

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 597.52 gm

Copper 31.90 % Cu

Antimony 15.28 % Sb

Arsenic 31.35 % As

Sulfur 21.47 % S

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

Cu₃Sb_0.75As_2.5S₄

Environment:

Probably Sb rich enargite.

IMA Status:

Not Approved IMA 1959 - Published 1957

Locality:

Lavrion District mines, Attiki, Greece. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named as the Sb analog of enargite.

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Stibioenargite Crystallography

Crystal System:

OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk

Physical Properties of Stibioenargite

Cleavage:

{???} Indistinct

Color:

Reddish gray, Black.

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Luster:

Metallic

Streak:

black

Calculated Properties of Stibioenargite

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0016099585
Boson Index = 0.9983900415

Photoelectric:

PE_{Stibioenargite}= 87.61 barns/electron
U=PE_{Stibioenargite} x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Stibioenargite Classification

Dana Class:

02.00.00.00 (02)Sulfide Minerals

(02.00)Without Dana Classification Numbers

(02.00.00)Sulfosalt - As, Sb

02.00.00.00 Argentite* Ag2S I m3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.00.00.00 Bayankhanite? Cu6HgS4 Unk Hex

02.00.00.00 Bismutoplagionite* 5PbS.4Bi2S3 Unk Ortho

02.00.00.00 Bravoite? (Fe,Ni,Co)S2 P a3 2/m 3

02.00.00.00 Colimaite K3VS4 P nma 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.00.00.00 Dayingite* CuCoPtS4 F m3m 4/m 3 2/m

02.00.00.00 Dilithium* Li2Te P 222 2 2 2

02.00.00.00 Dzhezkazganite* (Pb,Cu,Rh)S2(?) P a3? 2/m 3

02.00.00.00 Ferdisilicite* FeSi2 P 4/mmm 4/m 2/m 2/m

02.00.00.00 Fersilicite* FeSi P 2₁3 2 3

02.00.00.00 Horobetsuite* (Bi,Sb)2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

02.00.00.00 Horomanite Fe6Ni3S8 P 4/mmm 4mm

02.00.00.00 Imgreite? NiTe P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.00.00.00 Iridisite* (Ir,Cu,Rh,Ni,Pt)S2 Unk Cubic

02.00.00.00 Isochalcopyrite? Cu8Fe9S16 Unk Cubic

02.00.00.00 Jaipurite* CoS P 6₃/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

02.00.00.00 Kitaibelite? Ag10PbBi30S51 Mono ? Mono

02.00.00.00 Kurilite? (Ag,Au)2(Te,Se,S) P m3n,P 4₃n Cubic

02.00.00.00 Plumosite* Pb2Sb2S5 Mono

02.00.00.00 Protojoseite* Bi4TeS2(?) R 3m 3 2/m

02.00.00.00 Samaniite Cu2Fe5Ni2S8 P 4₁/mmm 4mm

02.00.00.00 Stibioenargite* Cu3(Sb,As)S4 Unk Ortho

02.00.00.00 Sztrokayite* Bi3TeS2 Trig ? Trig

02.00.00.00 Volfsonite* Cu10CuFeFe2Sn3S16 P 4₂m-,P 42₁2 Tetra

Strunz Class:

02.KA.05 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.K - Sulfarsenates, Sulfantimonates

02.KA -Sulfarsenates with (As,Sb)S4 tetrahedra

02.KA.05 Enargite Cu3AsS4 Pnm21 mm2

02.KA.05 Petrukite (Cu,Fe,Zn)2(Sn,In)S4 P mn2₁ mm2

02.KA.05 Stibioenargite* Cu3(Sb,As)S4 Unk Ortho

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Links to other databases for Stibioenargite :
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 - MinDAT
9 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
10 - Online Mineral Museum
11 - QUT Mineral Atlas
12 - Ruff.Info

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Stibioenargite

Cu3(Sb,As)S4
Dana No: 02.00.00.00 Strunz No: 02.KA.05
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