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Antimonselite Mineral Data
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General Antimonselite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Sb2Se3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 480.38 gm |
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Antimony 50.69 % Sb |
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Selenium 49.31 % Se |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Sb2Se3 |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1992 |
| Locality: |
Kaiyang, Guizhou Prov., China. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Names in 1993 for the composition. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Antimonselite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 85676 |
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IMA1992-003 |
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PDF 15-861 |
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Antimonselite Crystallography
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.9737:1:0.3465 |
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 11.213, b = 11.515, c = 3.991, Z = 4; V = 515.31 Den(Calc)= 6.19 |
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal H-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pbnm |
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.87(1), 3.7(0.7), 2.625(0.6), |
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Physical Properties of Antimonselite
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| Color: |
Tin white. |
| Density: |
5.88 |
| Diaphaneity: |
Opaque |
| Hardness: |
3.5 - Copper Penny |
| Luster: |
Metallic |
| Streak: |
black |
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Calculated Properties of Antimonselite
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| Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.26 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Antimonselite =6.19 gm/cc.
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| Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.03
Boson Index = 0.97 |
| Photoelectric: |
PEAntimonselite = 216.21 barns/electron
U=PEAntimonselite x rElectron Density=1,136.71 barns/cc.
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Antimonselite is Not Radioactive |
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Antimonselite Classification
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| Dana Class: |
02.11.02.02 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides |
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(02.11)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=2:3 |
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(02.11.02)Stibnite Group (Orthorhombic: Pbnm) |
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02.11.02.01 Stibnite Sb2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.11.02.02 Antimonselite Sb2Se3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.11.02.03 Bismuthinite Bi2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.11.02.04 Guanajuatite Bi2Se3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
| Strunz Class: |
02.DB.05a 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf |
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02.D - Metal Sulfides, M:S = 3:4 and 2:3 |
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02.DB -M:S = 2:3 and similar |
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02.DB.05a Antimonselite Sb2Se3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.DB.05a Bismuthinite Bi2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.DB.05a Guanajuatite Bi2Se3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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02.DB.05a Metastibnite Sb2S3 None |
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02.DB.05a Stibnite Sb2S3 Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m |
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Other Antimonselite Information
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996) |
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Antimonselite :
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
15 - WWW-MINCRYST
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Antimonselite
Sb2Se3
Dana No: 02.11.02.02 Strunz No: 02.DB.05a
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