Lamprostibian

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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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Localities for Lamprostibian
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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: 1030.

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