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- 2.13.2.1 Sarabauite CaSb10O10S6 C 2/c 2/m
- II/F.11-10 Kermesite Sb2S2O P1 1
- II/F.11-20 Sarabauite CaSb10O10S6 C 2/c 2/m
- II/F.11-30 Cetineite (K,Na)3x(Sb2O3)3(Sb2S3)(OH)x·(2.8-x)(H2O) P 63 6
General Sarabauite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaSb10O10S6 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,609.97 gm | ||
| Calcium 2.49 % Ca | |||
| Antimony 75.62 % Sb | |||
| Sulfur 11.95 % S | |||
| Oxygen 9.94 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
CaSb10O10S6 | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1978 | ||
| Locality: |
Sarabau mine, Sarawak.Borneo. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. | ||
| Synonym: |
ICSD 30553 | ||
| PDF 29-293 | |||
Sarabauite Image | |||
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Sarabauite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =4.487:1:2.9837 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 25.37, b = 5.654, c = 16.87, Z = 4; beta = 117.58° V = 2,144.89 Den(Calc)= 4.99 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: C 2/c | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.215(1), 2.817(0.88), 3.466(0.78), | ||
Physical Properties of Sarabauite |
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| Cleavage: |
None | ||
| Color: |
Carmine red, Red. | ||
| Density: |
4.8 | ||
| Hardness: |
4.5 - Between Fluorite and Apatite | ||
| Luster: |
Resinous | ||
| Streak: |
orange | ||
Optical Properties of Sarabauite |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), 2V(Meas)=near 90. | ||
| NCalc= 1.04 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.0073) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1 NCalc= 1.04 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.0073) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1 |
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| Pleochroism (x): |
reddish yellow. | ||
| Pleochroism (z): |
brownish red. | ||
Calculated Properties of Sarabauite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=4.38 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.00097 Boson Index = 0.99903 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PESarabauite = 254.62 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Sarabauite is Not Radioactive |
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Sarabauite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
2.13.2.1 (2)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | ||
| (2.13)(Oxysulfides) | |||
| (2.13.2)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
II/F.11-20 II - Sulfides and sulphosalts | ||
| II/F - Sulfides with nonmetallic properties, Oxisulfides | |||
| II/F.11 - Kermesite - Cetineite series | |||
Other Sarabauite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Sarabauite : 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 Sarabauite using: Visit our Advertisers for Sarabauite : Translate Sarabauite Mineral Data : Ask about Sarabauite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Sarabauite Specimen Label here :
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