Ustarasite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Ustarasite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

Pb(Bi,Sb)6S10

Help on Composition: Composition:

Molecular Weight = 1,738.13 gm

Bismuth 66.13 % Bi

Antimony 3.50 % Sb

Lead 11.92 % Pb

Sulfur 18.45 % S

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100.00 %

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

PbBi5.5Sb0.5S10

Help on Environment: Environment:

In quartz-bismuthinite veins.

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1955

Help on Locality: Locality:

Ustarasaisk deposit, western Tian-Shan, Kazakhstan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Ustarasite + Pronunciation Say USTARASITE

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Ustarasite Crystallography

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/Io): 1.057(1), 1.483(1), 3.527(1),

Physical Properties of Ustarasite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

{???} Perfect

Help on Color: Color:

Gray, Silver gray.

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Help on Habit: Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

2.5 - Finger Nail

Help on Luster: Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Ustarasite

Help on RL Anisotrophism: RL Anisotrophism:

Strong.

Help on RL Color: RL Color:

Pure white.

Calculated Properties of Ustarasite

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

PEUstarasite =1,510.60 barns/electron
U=PEUstarasite x rElectron Density= . barns/cc.

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Ustarasite is Not Radioactive

Ustarasite Classification

Help on Dana Class: Dana Class:

03.08.11.01 (03)Sulfides - Sulfosalts

(03.08)where 1 < z/y <2 - (A+)i (A++)j [By Cz], A=metals, B=semi-metals, C=non-metals

(03.08.11)Dana Group

03.08.11.01 Ustarasite Pb(Bi,Sb)6S10 Unk Ortho

Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class:

02.JB.40e 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.J - Sulfosalts of PbS Archetype

02.JB -Galena derivatives, with Pb

02.JB.40e Ustarasite Pb(Bi,Sb)6S10 Unk Ortho

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Help on References: References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

Help on See Also: See Also:

Links to other databases for Ustarasite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

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Ustarasite

Pb(Bi,Sb)6S10
Dana No: 03.08.11.01 Strunz No: 02.JB.40e
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