Stibioenargite
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Formula:
Cu3(Sb,As)S4
Lustre:
Metallic
Hardness:
3
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Named as the Sb-analogue of enargite.
Described by Strunz (1957), not approved by the IMA in 1959.
The empirical formula, Cu3Sb0.75As0.25S4, would correspond to the Sb-analogue of enargite. However, the material is probably only Sb-bearing enargite.
The most Sb-rich enargite was found to have the composition Cu3As0.8Sb0.2S4 (Pósfay & Buseck, 1998).
May be considered a hypothetical orthorhombic polymorph of famatinite.
The empirical formula, Cu3Sb0.75As0.25S4, would correspond to the Sb-analogue of enargite. However, the material is probably only Sb-bearing enargite.
The most Sb-rich enargite was found to have the composition Cu3As0.8Sb0.2S4 (Pósfay & Buseck, 1998).
May be considered a hypothetical orthorhombic polymorph of famatinite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
7312
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:7312:3
IMA Classification of Stibioenargite
IMA status notes:
Rejected by the IMA
Approval history:
Rejected by IMA: 1959
Physical Properties of Stibioenargite
Metallic
Hardness:
3 on Mohs scale
Chemistry of Stibioenargite
Mindat Formula:
Cu3(Sb,As)S4
Element Weights:
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Stibioenargite
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Other Language Names for Stibioenargite
Other Information
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 Stibioenargite
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Austria | |
| Gstrein (1981) |
China | |
| Jiajun Liu et al. (2010) |
| Zhitian Wang et al. (1993) |
| Zhiyong Liu et al. (2006) |
| Qingmin Jin et al. (1992) |
Greece | |
| Strunz (1957) |
Poland | |
| Mochnacka et al. (2012) |
Slovakia | |
| Ďuda et al. (1996) |
USA | |
| - (2005) |
