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Biehlite Mineral Data
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General Biehlite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Sb,As)2MoO6 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 426.07 gm |
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Antimony 51.44 % Sb 61.57 % Sb2O3 |
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Molybdenum 22.52 % Mo 33.78 % MoO3 |
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Arsenic 3.52 % As 4.64 % As2O3 |
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Oxygen 22.53 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Sb1.8As0.2MoO6 |
| Environment: |
Associated with angelsite and wulfenite on a fine-grained Cu ore in the oxidation zone of the deposit. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1999 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Tsumeb, Namibia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Friedrich Karl Bielh (1887-?), who was the first to do scientific work on the mineralization of the Tsumeb deposit. |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 411401 |
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IMA1999-019a |
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