Magnetostibian

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Colour:	Black
Name:	In allusion to its property of being MAGNETic and the content of antimony (Latin = STIBIum).

An ill-defined substance containing Fe Mn, As, Sb, & O.

Originally described from Sjö Mine, Grythyttan, Hällefors, Västmanland, Sweden.

Classification of Magnetostibian
IMA status:	Discredited 1972
Explanation of status:	Insufficient data exist to determine validity.
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Physical Properties of Magnetostibian
Lustre:	Metallic
Diaphaneity (Transparency):	Opaque
Colour:	Black
Streak:	Black
Other Information
Magnetism:	Ferromagnetic
Other Information:	Soluble in HCl without the evolution of chlorine.
Health Warning:	No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Magnetostibian
Reference List: - +	Igelström (1894) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Leipzig: 23: 212. Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 1025.
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Localities for Magnetostibian
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Sweden

Västmanland

Hällefors

Grythyttan

Sjögruvan Mine

Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 1025.

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