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- 3.7.9.1 Galenobismutite PbBi2S4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 3.7.9.2 Sakharovaite (Pb,Fe)(Bi,Sb)2S4 Mono
- 3.7.9.3 Berthierite FeSb2S4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 3.7.9.4 Garavellite FeSbBiS4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 3.7.9.5 Clerite! MnSb2S4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/E.01-05 Clerite! MnSb2S4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/E.01-10 Berthierite FeSb2S4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/E.01-20 Garavellite FeSbBiS4 Pnam 2/m 2/m 2/m
General Garavellite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
FeSbBiS4 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 514.84 gm | ||
| Iron 10.85 % Fe | |||
| Bismuth 40.59 % Bi | |||
| Antimony 23.65 % Sb | |||
| Sulfur 24.91 % S | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Fe2+SbBiS4 | ||
| Environment: |
In a hydrothermal copper deposit with disseminated chalcopyrite in siderite gangue. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1979 | ||
| Locality: |
Valle del Frigido, one km east of Massa, northern Tuscany, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
For Professor C.L. Garavelli, Italian mineralogist. | ||
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Garavellite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.8116:1:0.2663 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 11.439, b = 14.093, c = 3.754, Z = 4; V = 605.18 Den(Calc)= 5.65 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pnam | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.63(1), 3.12(1), 3.62(1), | ||
Physical Properties of Garavellite |
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| Color: |
Gray. | ||
| Density: |
5.64 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Hardness: |
4 - Fluorite | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
Optical Properties of Garavellite |
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Strong, in yellowish green to bluish. | ||
| RL Color: |
Gray with olive-brown tint. | ||
| RL Pleochroism: |
Distinct. | ||
Calculated Properties of Garavellite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=4.92 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00416 Boson Index = 0.99584 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEGaravellite = 835.71 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Garavellite is Not Radioactive |
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Garavellite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
3.7.9.4 (3)Sulfides - Sulfosalts | ||
| (3.7)where z/y = 2 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals | |||
| (3.7.9)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
II/E.01-20 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts | ||
| II/E - Sulfosalts (S : As,Sb,Bi = x), Sulfosalts with predominant Iron and Copper x = 2.0 | |||
| II/E.01 - Berthierite - Garavellite series | |||
Other Garavellite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic1) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Garavellite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Garavellite using: Visit our Advertisers for Garavellite : Translate Garavellite Mineral Data : Ask about Garavellite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Garavellite Specimen Label here :
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