Brizziite-III Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Brizziite-III Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

NaSb+++++O3

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 192.74 gm

Sodium 11.93 % Na 16.08 % Na2O

Antimony 63.17 % Sb 88.07 % SbO3

Oxygen 24.90 % O

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100.00 % 104.15 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

NaSbO3

Help on Environment: Environment:

The result of deep weathering of stibnite.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1994

Help on Locality: Locality:

The Cetine mine, approximately 20 km SW of Sienna, Tuscany, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

For Dr. Giancarlo Brizzi (1936-1992) who discovered the mineral.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Brizziite-III + Pronunciation Say BRIZZIITE-III

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

IMA1993-044

Brizziite-III Image

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Click Here for Larger Brizziite-III Image Brizziite-III Brizziite-VII Comments: Colorless thin hexagonal plates of brizziite. Brizzite-VII and brizzite-III are the same mineral with different Dana classification numbers. Location: Le Cetine di Cotorniano, Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy.Scale: See Image. © Rruff Database

Brizziite-III Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:3.00547

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.301, c = 15.932, Z = 6; V = 387.72 Den(Calc)= 4.95

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Trigonal - RhombohedralH-M Symbol ( 3) Space Group: R 3

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 1.874(1), 1.471(0.69), 2.365(0.69),

Physical Properties of Brizziite-III

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

{001} Perfect

Help on Color: Color:

Colorless.

Help on Density: Density:

4.8 - 4.95, Average = 4.87

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Help on Fracture: Fracture:

Unknown - Minerals too small to observe fractures.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix.

Help on Habit: Habit:

Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas).

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

2 - Gypsum

Help on Luminescence: Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Help on Luster: Luster:

Pearly

Help on Streak: Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Brizziite-III

Help on Dichroism (e): Dichroism (e):

colorless.

Help on Dichroism (w): Dichroism (w):

colorless.

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -3.939 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -3.864 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1486,KPDmeas= 0.1509,KC= 0.0305
Ncalc = 1.15

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

Uniaxial (-), e=1.631, w=1.84, bire=0.2090.

Calculated Properties of Brizziite-III

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.42 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Brizziite-III =4.95 gm/cc.

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0001195361
Boson Index = 0.9998804639

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEBrizziite-III = 208.40 barns/electron
U=PEBrizziite-III x rElectron Density= 920.59 barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Brizziite-III is Not Radioactive

Brizziite-III Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

04.03.05.06 (04)Simple Oxides

(04.03)with a cation charge of 3+ (A+++2 O3)

(04.03.05)Ilmenite Group

04.03.05.01 Ilmenite FeTiO3 R 3 3

04.03.05.02 Geikielite MgTiO3 R 3 3

04.03.05.03 Pyrophanite MnTiO3 R 3 3

04.03.05.04 Ecandrewsite (Zn,Fe,Mn)TiO3 R 3 3

04.03.05.05 Melanostibite Mn(Sb,Fe)O3 R 3 3

04.03.05.06 Brizziite-III NaSbO3 R 3 3

04.03.05.07 Akimotoite! (Mg,Fe)SiO3 R 3 3

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

04.CB.05 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.C - Metal:Oxygen = 2:3, 3:5, and Similar

04.CB -With medium-sized cations

04.CB.05 Auroantimonate* AuSbO3 Ortho ? Ortho

04.CB.05 Geikielite MgTiO3 R 3 3

04.CB.05 Brizziite-III NaSbO3 R 3 3

04.CB.05 Brizziite-VII NaSbO3 R 3 3

04.CB.05 Ecandrewsite (Zn,Fe,Mn)TiO3 R 3 3

04.CB.05 Corundum Al2O3 R 3c 3 2/m

04.CB.05 Eskolaite Cr2O3 R 3c 3 2/m

04.CB.05 Hematite Fe2O3 R 3c 3 2/m

04.CB.05 Karelianite V2O3 R 3c 3 2/m

04.CB.05 Ilmenite FeTiO3 R 3 3

04.CB.05 Melanostibite Mn(Sb,Fe)O3 R 3 3

04.CB.05 Pyrophanite MnTiO3 R 3 3

04.CB.05 Romanite* (Fe,U,Pb)2(Ti,Fe)O4 Trig ? Trig

04.CB.05 Tistarite! Ti2O3 R 3c 3 2/m

Other Brizziite-III Information

Help on References: References:

NAME( MinRec) PHYS. PROP.(37th List of New Min.,Min. Mag.,1996) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Brizziite-III :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - GeoScienceWorld
4 - Google Images
5 - Google Scholar
6 - MinDAT
7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
8 - Online Mineral Museum
9 - QUT Mineral Atlas
10 - Ruff.Info

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Brizziite-III

NaSb+++++O3
Dana No: 04.03.05.06 Strunz No: 04.CB.05
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