Melanostibite (original) (raw)
A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
About MelanostibiteHide
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Colour:
Black, reddish-black
Name:
Named melanostibian by L.J. Igelström in 1893, for the Greek words describing its color (melano = black) and its composition (stibium = antimony). Renamed by P.B. Moore in 1967 to melanostibite along with the now discredited lamprostibian.
Unique IdentifiersHide
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Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:2631:0
78d6193c-2801-44e7-85d2-8444311bf66c
IMA Classification of MelanostibiteHide
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Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
IMA Formula:
Mn2Fe3+Sb5+O6
Type description reference:
Classification of MelanostibiteHide
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4.CB.05
4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
C : Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar
B : With medium-sized cations
4.3.5.5
4 : SIMPLE OXIDES
3 : A2X3
Mineral SymbolsHide
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As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
| Symbol | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Mlsb | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Pronunciation of MelanostibiteHide
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Pronunciation:
| Play | Recorded by | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Sorry, your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. | Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Physical Properties of MelanostibiteHide
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Colour:
Black, reddish-black
Streak:
Pale red to cherry red
Density:
5.24 g/cm3 (Measured) 5.63 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Comment:
Measured density was on porous fragments
Optical Data of MelanostibiteHide
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Chemistry of MelanostibiteHide
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Mindat Formula:
Mn2+2Fe3+Sb5+O6
Crystallography of MelanostibiteHide
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Class (H-M):
3 - Pyramidal
Cell Parameters:
a = 5.2351(3) Å, c = 14.3645(8) Å
Unit Cell V:
340.93 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Morphology:
pseudohexagonal tabular crystals
Twinning:
Common. Rotation about [0001].
Crystal StructureHide
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| ID | Species | Reference | Link | Year | Locality | Pressure (GPa) | Temp (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000178 | Melanostibite | Moore P B (1968) Substitutions of the type (Sb0.5Fe0.5)-(Ti): The crystal structure of melanostibite American Mineralogist 53 1104-1109 |  |
1968 | 0 | 293 |
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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide
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Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 1.766 Å | (80) |
| 1.915 Å | (50) |
| 2.613 Å | (80) |
| 2.806 Å | (100) |
| 3.819 Å | (60) |
| 4.313 Å | (40) |
| 4.775 Å | (50) |
Geological EnvironmentHide
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Type Occurrence of MelanostibiteHide
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General Appearance of Type Material:
thin mm-sized black platelets
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden.
The Natural History Museum, London, England, 83307.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, R5766.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Fe–Mn orebody in manganoan dolomite.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Reference:
Igelström, L.J. (1893) Melanostibian, ein neues mineral von der Manganerzgrube Sjögrufvan, Kirchspiel Grythyttan, Gouvernement Örebro, Schweden. Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie: 21: 246-248.
Synonyms of MelanostibiteHide
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Common AssociatesHide
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Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide
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| 4.CB. | Ferrohögbomite-2N2S | [(Fe2+,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]2 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.CB. | Magnesiohögbomite-6N12S | Mg5Al11TiO23(OH) | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
| 4.CB. | Zhenruite | (MoO3)2 · H2O | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
| 4.CB. | Pengite | (Pb8Sb3+3)Σ11Sb5+9O35 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
| 4.CB. | Virgilluethite | MoO3 · H2O | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
| 4.CB.05 | Brizziite | NaSb5+O3 | Trig. 3 : _R_3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Corundum | Al2O3 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_c |
| 4.CB.05 | Ecandrewsite | (Zn,Fe2+,Mn2+)TiO3 | Trig. 3 : _R_3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Eskolaite | Cr2O3 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_c |
| 4.CB.05 | Geikielite | MgTiO3 | Trig. 3 : _R_3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Hematite | Fe2O3 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_c |
| 4.CB.05 | Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 | Trig. 3 : _R_3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Karelianite | V3+2O3 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_c |
| 4.CB.05 | Pyrophanite | Mn2+TiO3 | Trig. 3 : _R_3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Akimotoite | (Mg,Fe2+)SiO3 | Trig. 3 : _R_3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Auroantimonate | AuSbO3 | |
| 4.CB.05 | UM1998-11-O-AuHSb | Au+2Sb3+O2(OH) | |
| 4.CB.05 | Tistarite | Ti3+2O3 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_c |
| 4.CB.05 | Unnamed (Fe-Cr Oxide) | FeCrO3 | Trig. 3 : _R_3 |
| 4.CB.05 | Hemleyite | (Fe2+0.48Mg0.37Ca0.04Na0.04Mn2+0.03Al0.03Cr3+0.01)sum=1.00Si1.00O3 | Trig. 3 : _R_3 |
| 4.CB.10 | Avicennite | Tl2O3 | Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : I _a_3 |
| 4.CB.10 | Bixbyite-(Mn) | Mn3+2O3 | Iso. m_3(2/m_3) : I _a_3 |
| 4.CB.10 | Bixbyite-(Fe) | (Fe,Mn)2O3 | Iso. |
| 4.CB.15 | Armalcolite | (Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) |
| 4.CB.15 | Sassite | Ti3+2Ti4+O5 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m c m |
| 4.CB.15 | Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) |
| 4.CB.15 | Ferropseudobrookite | Fe2+Ti2O5 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m c m |
| 4.CB.15 | Griffinite | Al2TiO5 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : C m c m |
| 4.CB.15 | Pseudobrookite Group | ||
| 4.CB.20 | Zincohögbomite-2N2S | [(Zn,Al,Fe2+)3(Al,Fe3+,Ti)8O15(OH)]2 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
| 4.CB.20 | Zincohögbomite-2N6S | [(Zn,Mg)7(Al,Fe3+,Ti)16O31(OH)]2 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
| 4.CB.20 | Magnesiohögbomite-6N6S | [(Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
| 4.CB.20 | Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S | [(Mg,Fe2+,Zn)4(Al,Ti,Fe3+)10O19(OH)]2 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : P_31_m |
| 4.CB.20 | Magnesiohögbomite-2N2S | [(Mg,Fe2+)3[Al7(Ti,Fe3+)]O15(OH)]2 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
| 4.CB.20 | Ferrohögbomite-6N12S | [(Fe2+,Mg,Zn)5(Al,Ti,Fe3+)12O23(OH)]6 | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : R_3_m |
| 4.CB.20 | Magnesiohögbomite-2N4S | (Mg8.43Fe2+1.57)sum=10Al22Ti4+2O46(OH)2 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
| 4.CB.20 | Magnesiobeltrandoite-2N3S | (Mg6Al2)(Al18Fe3+2)O38(OH)2 | Trig. 3_m_ : _P_3_m_1 |
| 4.CB.20 | Zincovelesite-6N6S | Zn3(Fe3+,Mn3+,Al,Ti)8O15(OH) | Trig. 3_m_ _(_32/m ) : _P_3_m_1 |
| 4.CB.25 | Pseudorutile | Fe2Ti3O9 | Hex. 622 : _P_6322 |
| 4.CB.25 | Kleberite | FeTi6O11(OH)5 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
| 4.CB.30 | Berdesinskiite | V3+2TiO5 | Mon. |
| 4.CB.30 | Oxyvanite | V3+2V4+O5 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
| 4.CB.30 | Kaitianite | Ti3+2Ti4+O5 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
| 4.CB.35 | Olkhonskite | (Cr,V)2Ti3O9 | Mon. |
| 4.CB.35 | Schreyerite | V3+2Ti3O9 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
| 4.CB.35 | Machiite | Al2Ti3O9 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
| 4.CB.35 | Vestaite | (Ti4+Fe2+)Ti4+3O9 | Mon. 2/m : _B_2/b |
| 4.CB.40 | Kamiokite | Fe2Mo3O8 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
| 4.CB.40 | Nolanite | V3+8Fe3+2O14(OH)2 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
| 4.CB.40 | Rinmanite | Zn2Sb2Mg2Fe4O14(OH)2 | Hex. 6 : _P_63 |
| 4.CB.40 | Iseite | Mn2Mo3O8 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
| 4.CB.40 | Majindeite | Mg2Mo3O8 | Hex. 6_m_ m : P_63_m c |
| 4.CB.45 | Claudetite | As2O3 | Mon. 2/m |
| 4.CB.45 | Stibioclaudetite | AsSbO3 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/m |
| 4.CB.50 | Arsenolite | As2O3 | Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F d_3_m |
| 4.CB.50 | Senarmontite | Sb2O3 | Iso. m_3_m _(_4/_m_32/m ) : F d_3_m |
| 4.CB.55 | Valentinite | Sb2O3 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P c c n |
| 4.CB.60 | Bismite | Bi2O3 | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
| 4.CB.65 | Sphaerobismoite | Bi2O3 | Tet. |
| 4.CB.70 | Sillénite | Bi12SiO20 | Iso. 23 : _I_23 |
| 4.CB.75 | Kyzylkumite | V3+Ti2O5(OH) | Mon. 2/m : _P_21/b |
| 4.CB.80 | Tietaiyangite | Fe3+4Fe2+TiO9 | Hex. |
| 4.CB.85 | Liuite | FeTiO3 | Orth. m m m _(_2/_m_2/_m_2/m ) : P n m a |
| 4.CB.90 | Luogufengite | Fe2O3 | Orth. m _m_2 : P n _a_21 |
| 4.CB.95 | Wangdaodeite | FeTiO3 | Trig. 3_m_ : R_3_c |
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Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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Localities for MelanostibiteHide
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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. 
- Good crystals or important locality for species. 
- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
| France | |
|---|---|
| Occitanie Hautes-Pyrénées Aure Valley Nabias ⓘ Plan de Labasse | Erik Vercammen collection |
| Italy | |
| Tuscany Massa-Carrara Province Fivizzano ⓘ Scortico-Ravazzone mine | Musetti et al. (2022) |
| Sweden (TL) | |
| Örebro County Hällefors Grythyttan ⓘ Sjögruvan (TL) | Igelström (1893) +3 other references |
| Värmland County Filipstad Långban Ore District Långban Mine ⓘ Anrikningsverk dump | Natural History Museum |