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| Colour: | Black | Hardness: | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Name: | In allusion to the colour and antimony content. | |||||||||||||||||||
Classification of Melanostibian | ||||||||||||||||||
| IMA status: | Not Approved | |||||||||||||||||
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Physical Properties of Melanostibian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diaphaneity (Transparency): | Opaque | |||||||||||||||||
| Colour: | Black | |||||||||||||||||
| Streak: | Cherry-red | |||||||||||||||||
| Hardness (Mohs): | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cleavage: | Distinct/Good Prismatic and basal. | |||||||||||||||||
Crystallography of Melanostibian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morphology: | Crystals minute and striated, exhibiting a prism and pyramid; foliated masses. | |||||||||||||||||
| Twinning: | At times. | |||||||||||||||||
| Comment: | Perhaps tetragonal or orthorhomibc. | |||||||||||||||||
Chemical Properties of Melanostibian | ||||||||||||||||||
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| All elements listed in formula: | Fe, Mn, O, Sb | |||||||||||||||||
Other Information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other Information: | Soluble in HCl. Weakly magnetic after ignition. | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 Melanostibian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reference List: - + | Igelström (1893) Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Mineralogie und Petrographie, Leipzig: 21: 246. 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.: 1041. | |||||||||||||||||
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