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Lamprostibian

Colour:Lead-gray; blood-red in ...Hardness:4
Name:From the Greek λαμπρός for "shining" and antimony (Latin = STIBIum), in allusion to its lustre and composition.


An ill-defined substance. Inferred to be an anhydrous antimonate of divalent iron and manganese.

Classification of Lamprostibian

IMA status:Not Approved
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Physical Properties of Lamprostibian

Diaphaneity (Transparency):Opaque
Comment:Lustre brilliant
Colour:Lead-gray; blood-red in very thin splinters
Streak:Red
Hardness (Mohs):4
Tenacity:Brittle

Crystallography of Lamprostibian

Morphology:Foliated and scaly masses.

Other Information

Other Information:Soluble with difficulty in hot concentrated HCl, without evolution of Cl.
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 Lamprostibian

Reference List:Igelström (1893) Geologiska Föeningens I Stockholm. Förhandlinger, Stockholm: 15: 471.

Igelström (1893) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Leipzig: 22: 467.

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.: 1030.

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