| Formula: | | (Ca,Fe,Mn,Sb,Bi,Y) | | (Ti,Ta,Nb,W) | | (O,OH) | | |
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| Colour: | Reddish brown | Hardness: | 5½ |
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| Name: | After Professor Jacob Schetelig (1875-1935), Norwegian mineralogist, former Director of the Mineralogical Museum in Oslo. |
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Possibly a member of the Betafite group, but more data is required before the species is recognised.
Originally described by Bjørlykke (1937) from Torvelona, Iveland, Aust-Agder, Norway.
Classification of Scheteligite |
| IMA status: | Discredited |
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| Strunz 8th edition ID: | 4/C.14-20
4 : Oxides & Hydroxides
C : Oxides with metal : oxygen = 2:3 (M2O3 and related compounds)
14 : Stibiconite group, Murataite-Y - Scheteligite series |
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| Dana 8th edition ID: | 8.2.6.1
8 : MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM
2 : A2B2O6(O,OH,F) |
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Physical Properties of Scheteligite |
| Colour: | Reddish brown |
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| Streak: | Light yellow, greyish |
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| Hardness (Mohs): | 5½ |
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| Fracture: | Conchoidal |
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| Density (measured): | 474 g/cm3 |
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Crystallography of Scheteligite |
| Morphology: | Metamict. Rough orthorhombic (?) crystals. |
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Optical Data of Scheteligite |
| Type: | Biaxial |
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| Type: | Isotropic |
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| Dispersion: | r < v strong |
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Chemical Properties of Scheteligite |
| Formula: | | (Ca,Fe,Mn,Sb,Bi,Y) | | (Ti,Ta,Nb,W) | | (O,OH) | | |
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| Essential elements: | Ca, O, Ti |
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| All elements listed in formula: | Bi, Ca, Fe, H, Mn, Nb, O, Sb, Ta, Ti, W, Y |
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Other Names for Scheteligite |
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Other Information |
| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. |
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References for Scheteligite |
Reference List:
- + | - Bjørlykke, H. (1937): Scheteligite, a new mineral. Preliminary note. Norsk Geologisk Tidskrift.17: 47-49
- Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 757. |
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