Haematostibiita Mineral Data, minerology database

Mineral Reference Lookup for Haematostibiita

This reference page contains mineralogic data for Haematostibiita and folklore and metaphysical beliefs. If the mineral is an alternate naming of a more common name, the more common mineral's data is displayed below the list of synonyms.

Minerals matching Haematostibiita in the database: Haematostibiita

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Haematostibiita

Mineral	Haematostibiita
Synonym	Katoptrite

Katoptrite (synonym)

Mineral	Katoptrite
Chemistry	(Mn 2+ Mg) 13 (AlFe 3+ ) 4 Sb 5+ 2 [O 10 \|SiO 4 ] 2
Color	black
Luster	Sub-Metallic
CrystalSystem	Monoclinic
Cleavage	Perfect
Hardness	5½
Streak	red brown
IMAStatus	Approved
Discovered	1917
CellParameters	a = 5.61b = 23.02c = 9.07 β=101.38°
Ratio	a:b:c = 0.244 : 1 : 0.394
OpticalType	Biaxial (-)
RI	n α =1.920 n β =1.950 n γ =1.950
Birefringence	δ=0.030
SurfaceRelief	Very High
Synonyms	Catoptrit Catoptrita Catoptrite Haematostibiit Haematostibiita Haematostibiite Hematostibiit Hematostibiita Hematostibiite Hematostibit Hematostibita Hematostibite Hämatostibiit Hämatostibiita Hämatostibiite Katoptrit Katoptrita Other Information Health W
TypeLocality	Brattfors Mine Nordmark Filipstad Värmland Sweden
Strunz	8/B.09-30 8 : Silicates B : Nesosubsilicateswith anions unfamiliar to tetrahederscations of octahedral and tetrahedral orientation [4/6] 09 : Braunite - Langabnite - Katoptrite series