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- 2.12.7.1 Costibite CoSbS P mn21 mm2
- 2.12.7.2 Paracostibite CoSbS P bca 2/m 2/m 2/m
- 2.12.7.3 Oenite ! CoSbAs Unk Ortho
- II/D.23-10 Lollingite FeAs2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/D.23-20 Safflorite (Co,Fe)As2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/D.23-30 Rammelsbergite NiAs2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/D.23-40 Seinajokite (Fe,Ni)(Sb,As)2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/D.23-50 Nisbite NiSb2 Pnnm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- II/D.23-60 Costibite CoSbS P mn21 mm2
- II/D.23-70 Oenite CoSbAs Unk Ortho
General Oenite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
CoSbAs | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 255.60 gm | ||
| Cobalt 23.06 % Co | |||
| Antimony 47.63 % Sb | |||
| Arsenic 29.31 % As | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
CoSbAs | ||
| Environment: |
In Cu-Co-sulfide skarns. Microscopic crystals in chalcopyrite grains. May be a member of the lollingite group and the arsenic-dominate analogue of costibite. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1998 (Dana # Added) | ||
| Locality: |
On dumps from an abandoned mine in the Tunaberg deposit, in the southeastern part of Bergslagen, about 100 km southwest of Stockholm, Sweden. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
For Prof. Dr. Ing Soen Oen (1928-1996), Professor of Petrology, Mineralogy and Ore Geology at the University of Amsterdam. | ||
| Synonym: |
IMA1995-007 | ||
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Oenite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.5423:1:1.6838 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 3.304, b = 6.092, c = 10.258, Z = 4; V = 206.47 Den(Calc)= 8.22 | ||
| Crystal System: |
OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 1.942(1), 2.63(1), 2.53(0.8), | ||
Physical Properties of Oenite |
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| Color: |
Silver white. | ||
| Density: |
7.92 | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Uneven - Very brittle fracture producing uneven fragments. | ||
| Habit: |
Anhedral Grains - Granular minerals without the expression of crystal shapes | ||
| Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. | ||
| Hardness: |
5-5.5 - Apatite-Knife Blade | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
| Streak: |
gray | ||
Calculated Properties of Oenite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=7.14 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0 Boson Index = 1 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEOenite = 191.64 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Oenite is Not Radioactive |
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Oenite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
2.12.7.3 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | ||
| (2.12)where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2 | |||
| (2.12.7)Costibite Group (Orthorhombic Cobalt Arsenides or Antimonides) | |||
| Strunz Class: |
II/D.23-70 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts | ||
| II/D - Sulfides with metal: sulfur, selenium and tellurium < 1:1, Tellurides with Copper, Silver, Gold | |||
| II/D.23 - Löllingite - Costibite series | |||
Other Oenite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(MinRec) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Oenite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 -Google Images 4 -Google Scholar 5 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 6 -MinDAT 7 -MinMax(Deutsch) 8 -MinMax(English) 9 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 10 -QUT Mineral Atlas Search for Oenite using: Visit our Advertisers for Oenite : Translate Oenite Mineral Data : Ask about Oenite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Oenite Specimen Label here :
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