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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.22-10 Jamesonite Pb4FeSb6S14 P 21/a 2/m
- II/E.22-20 Benavidesite Pb4(Mn,Fe)Sb6S14 P 21/a 2/m
- II/E.22-30 Parajamesonite Pb4FeSb6S14 Unk Ortho
- II/E.22-40 Sakharovaite (Pb,Fe)(Bi,Sb)2S4 Mono
General Sakharovaite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Pb,Fe)(Bi,Sb)2S4 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 656.33 gm | ||
| Iron 0.85 % Fe | |||
| Bismuth 38.21 % Bi | |||
| Antimony 12.99 % Sb | |||
| Lead 28.41 % Pb | |||
| Sulfur 19.54 % S | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Pb0.9Fe2+0.1Bi1.2Sb0.7S4 | ||
| Environment: |
in carbonate veinlets cutting arsenopyrite ore. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955 | ||
| Locality: |
Ustarasaisk deposit, Tian Shan Mountains, Kazakhstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for Marina S. Sakharova (1917-), Russian mineralogist. | ||
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Sakharovaite Crystallography |
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| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.412(1), 2.031(0.6), 2.721(0.6), | ||
Physical Properties of Sakharovaite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Perfect | ||
| Color: |
Lead gray. | ||
| Diaphaniety: |
Opaque | ||
| Habit: |
Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals. | ||
| Luster: |
Metallic | ||
Optical Properties of Sakharovaite |
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| RL Anisotrophism: |
Strong, with reddish internal reflections seen only in oil. | ||
| RL Color: |
Pure white. | ||
| RL Pleochroism: |
Birefringent. | ||
Calculated Properties of Sakharovaite |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.06443 Boson Index = 0.93557 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PESakharovaite =1,298.02 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Sakharovaite is Not Radioactive |
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Sakharovaite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
3.7.9.2 (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.22-40 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts | ||
| II/E - Sulfosalts (S : As,Sb,Bi = x) Complex Lead-Sulfosalts (Pb-Fe/Mn, Pb-Ag), with predominant Antimon x = 2.3 - 2.0 | |||
| II/E.22 - Jamesonite - Sakharovaite series | |||
Other Sakharovaite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Sakharovaite : 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 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Sakharovaite using: Visit our Advertisers for Sakharovaite : Translate Sakharovaite Mineral Data : Ask about Sakharovaite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Sakharovaite Specimen Label here :
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