Melanostibite R200016



Name: Melanostibite
RRUFF ID: R200016
Ideal Chemistry: Mn2Fe3+Sb5+O6
Locality: Langban mine, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden
Source: Markus and Stefan Wiklund #00008 [view label] [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Black or submetallic platy aggregates or equally sized crystals enclosed in calcite.
Status: unconfirmed
Mineral Group: [ Corundum (38) ]
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R200016
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 5.264(5)Å    b: 5.264(5)Å    c: 14.304(8) Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 343.2(4)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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REFERENCES for Melanostibite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

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   [view file]

Fleischer M (1968) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 53, 1775-1780   [view file]

Moore P B (1968) Substitutions of the type (Sb5+0.5Fe3+0.5)‹—›(Ti4+): the crystal structure of melanostibite, American Mineralogist, 53, 1104-1109   [view file]

Welin E (1968) Notes on the mineralogy of Sweden 6. X-ray powder data for minerals from Långban and the related mineral deposits of Central Sweden, Arkiv för Mineralogi och Geologi, 4, 499-541

International Mineralogical Association (1971) International Mineralogical Association: Commission on new minerals and mineral names, Mineralogical Magazine, 38, 102-105   [view file]

Musetti S, Biagioni C, Hålenius U, Bonaccorsi E, Zaccarini F (2022) New data on melanostibite, Mn2Fe3+Sb5+O6, Mineralogical Magazine, 86, 903-909