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Stibiocolumbite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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Stibiocolumbite

Quartzite quarries, Embd, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
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Stibiocolumbite

Quartzite quarries, Embd, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
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Stibiocolumbite

Quartzite quarries, Embd, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
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Stibiocolumbite

Quartzite quarries, Embd, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
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Stibiocolumbite

Quartzite quarries, Embd, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
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Stibiocolumbite

Quartzite quarries, Embd, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
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Stibiocolumbite

Quartzite quarries, Embd, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
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Stibiocolumbite

Quartzite quarries, Embd, Visp, Valais, Switzerland
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About StibiocolumbiteHide

Formula:
Sb(Nb,Ta)O4
Colour:
Dark brown to light yellowish brown; reddish yellow, reddish brown, greenish yellow
Lustre:
Adamantine, Resinous
Hardness:
5½
Specific Gravity:
5.68
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
The name reflects its antimony (Greek "stibi") content and similarity to columbite.
This page provides mineralogical data about Stibiocolumbite.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
3778
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:3778:1
GUID
(UUID V4):
92cf3e92-eea1-4b28-8cbe-d3d078bd2508

Classification of StibiocolumbiteHide

IMA status:
Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)
Strunz-mindat (2023):
4.DE.30

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
D : Metal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similar
E : With medium-sized cations; with various polyhedra
Dana 8th ed.:
8.1.6.1

8 : MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM
1 : ABO4
Hey's CIM Ref.:
18.1.27

18 : Niobates and Tantalates
1 : Niobates and tantalates containing neither rare earths nor U

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

SymbolSourceReference
SclbIMA–CNMNCWarr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of StibiocolumbiteHide

Lustre:
Adamantine, Resinous
Transparency:
Translucent
Colour:
Dark brown to light yellowish brown; reddish yellow, reddish brown, greenish yellow
Streak:
Light yellow, yellow-brown
Hardness:
5½ on Mohs scale
Tenacity:
Brittle
Cleavage:
Distinct/Good
{010} distinct; {100} indistinct
Fracture:
Sub-Conchoidal
Density:
5.68 g/cm3 (Measured)    5.72 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of StibiocolumbiteHide

Type:
Biaxial (+)
RI values:
nα = 2.398 nβ = 2.419 nγ = 2.459
2V:
Measured: 73° , Calculated: 74°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.061
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
Very High
Dispersion:
r < v

Chemical Properties of StibiocolumbiteHide

Formula:
Sb(Nb,Ta)O4
IMA Formula:
SbNbO4
Elements listed:
Nb, O, Sb, Ta - search for minerals with similar chemistry
Common Impurities:
Ta

Crystallography of StibiocolumbiteHide

Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):
mm2 - Pyramidal
Cell Parameters:
a = 4.929 Å, b = 11.797 Å, c = 5.559 Å
Ratio:
a:b:c = 0.418 : 1 : 0.471
Unit Cell V:
323.24 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
Morphology:
Prismatic [001]. {010} and {110} striated parallel to [001]. The crystals infreqently exhibit morphological evidence of hemimorphism.
Twinning:
About [010] with composition plane {001}, commonly an irregular junction, or polysynthetic
Comment:
Space Group: P c21n (synthetic SbNbO4).

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:
d-spacingIntensity
3.125 Å(100)
2.947 Å(28)
1.735 Å(21)
3.517 Å(18)
1.891 Å(12)
2.779 Å(10)
2.023 Å(10)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):
Paragenetic ModeEarliest Age (Ga)
Stage 4b: Highly evolved igneous rocks>3.0
34 : Complex granite pegmatites

Type Occurrence of StibiocolumbiteHide

Type Locality:
ⓘ Himalaya Mine (Himalaya dikes; Himalaya pegmatite), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
The type crystal was totally consumed during analysis before realization it was of a new species.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
TourmalineLepidoliteBeryl
Reference:
Penfield, S.L., Ford, W.E. (1906) On stibiotantalite. American Journal of Science, 4th. series: 22: 61-77.

Synonyms of StibiocolumbiteHide

Other Language Names for StibiocolumbiteHide

Relationship of Stibiocolumbite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:
Cervantite Group
Other Members of this group:
BismutocolumbiteBi(Nb,Ta)O4Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
BismutotantaliteBi(Ta,Nb)O4Orth.
CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4Orth. mm2
ClinocervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4Mon. 2/m : B2/b
StibiotantaliteSb(Ta,Nb)O4Orth. mm2
Forms a series with:
StibiotantaliteStibiocolumbite-Stibiotantalite Series

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat GroupingHide

4.DE.ZiroiteZrO2Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P42/nmc
4.DE.PertolditeGeO2Trig. 3 2
4.DE.05DowneyiteSeO2Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P42/mbc
4.DE.10Koragoite(Mn2+,Fe3+)3(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(Nb,Mn)2(W,Ta)2O20Mon. 2 : P21
4.DE.15KoechliniteBi2MoO6Orth. mm2 : Pna21
4.DE.15RusselliteBi2WO6Orth. mm2 : Pca21
4.DE.15TungstibiteSb3+2WO6Orth. 2 2 2
4.DE.20TelluriteTeO2Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
4.DE.25ParatelluriteTeO2Tet. 4 2 2
4.DE.30BismutotantaliteBi(Ta,Nb)O4Orth.
4.DE.30BismutocolumbiteBi(Nb,Ta)O4Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m)
4.DE.30CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4Orth. mm2
4.DE.30StibiotantaliteSb(Ta,Nb)O4Orth. mm2
4.DE.30ClinocervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.DE.35BaddeleyiteZrO2Mon. 2/m : P21/b
4.DE.40BillwiseiteSb3+5Nb3WO18Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.DE.45KyawthuiteBi3+Sb5+O4Mon. 2/m

Other InformationHide

Electrical:
Strongly pyroelectric.
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for StibiocolumbiteHide

Reference List:
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Penfield, S.L., Ford, W.E. (1906) On stibiotantalite. American Journal of Science, 4th. series: 22: 61-77.
Schaller (1915) private contr. in Dana: 74.
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: 767-769.
Roth, R.S., Waring,J.L. (1963) Synthesis and stability of bismutotantalite, stibiotantalite and chemically similar ABO4 compounds. American Mineralogist: 48: 1348-1356.
Foord, E.E. (1981) Bismuthian stibiocolumbite-tantalite and other minerals from the Little Three mine, Ramona, California: Mineral Society of America – Friends of Mineralogy, symposium abstracts.
Konovalenko, S.I., Voloshin, A.V., Pakhomovskii, Y.A., Rossovskii, L.N., Anan’yev, A.N. (1982) Tungsten varieties of tantaloniobates in granitic miarolitic pegmatites of southwestern Pamirs. Mineralogicheskii Zhurnal, Kiev: 4(1): 65–74 (70).
Zubkova, N.V., Puscharovsky, D.Yu., Giester, G., Smolin, A.S., Tillmanns, E., Brandstätter, F., Hammer, V., Peretyazhko, I.S., Sapozhnikov, A.N., and Kashaev, A.A. (2002) Bismutocolumbite, Bi(Nb0.79Ta0.21)O4, stibiocolumbite, Sb(Nb0.67Ta0.33)O4, and their structural relation to the other ABO4 minerals with stibiotantalite (SbTaO4) structure. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 2002: 145-159.

Internet Links for StibiocolumbiteHide

Localities for StibiocolumbiteHide

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.

Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Angola
 
  • Namibe Province
    • Moçâmedes
      • Giraul pegmatite field
Gonçalves, A. O., Melgarejo, J. C., Alfonso, P., Amores, S., Paniagua, A., Neto, A. B., ... & Camprubí, A. (2019). The Distribution of Rare Metals in the LCT Pegmatites from the Giraúl Field, Angola. Minerals, 9(10), 580.
Gonçalves, A. O., Melgarejo, J. C., Alfonso, P., Amores, S., Paniagua, A., Neto, A. B., ... & Camprubí, A. (2019). The Distribution of Rare Metals in the LCT Pegmatites from the Giraúl Field, Angola. Minerals, 9(10), 580.
Canada
 
  • Northwest Territories
    • O'Grady Lake area
      • O'Grady Batholith
Ercit, T.S., Groat, L.A. & Gault, R.A, (2003): Granitic pegmatites of the O'Grady batholith, N.W.T., Canada: a case study of the evolution of elbaite subtype of rare-element granitic pegmatite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 41, 117-137.
Italy
 
  • Lombardy
    • Brescia Province
      • Upper Val Saviore
        • Mt. Foppa
          • Forcel Rosso Gully (Forcel Rosso Pass)
Pezzotta, Federico and Guastoni, Alessandro, The New Discovery of a LCT Pegmatite in the Adamello Massif, Central Southern Alps, Italy; Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Milan, Italy.
Mozambique
 
  • Zambezia Province
    • Gilé District
      • Muiane-Naipa group
Dias, M. Bettencourt and Wilson, W.E. (2000): Famous mineral localities: The Alto Ligonha pegmatites (Mozambique). Mineralogical Record, 31, 459-497
Norway
 
  • Nordland
    • Sørfold
Husdal, T. (2008): The minerals of the pegmatites within the Tysfjord granite, northern Norway. Norsk Bergverksmuseum, skrift 38, 5-28.
Pakistan
 
  • Gilgit-Baltistan
    • Roundu District
      • Haramosh Mts.
Scovill, J. (2007): Lapis 32 (4), 40-42.
imported from Rondu District; Transferred from OLD Skardu District
Poland
 
  • Lower Silesian Voivodeship
    • Ząbkowice Śląskie County
      • Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie
        • Szklary
Geologia Sudetica, 33 (1): 23-31. ; Pieczka, A.; Grew, E.S.; Groat, L.A.; Evans, R.J. (2011): Holtite and dumortierite from the Szklary Pegmatite, Lower Silesia, Poland. Mineralogical Magazine 75, 303-315.; Pieczka, A., Evans, R. J., Grew, E. S., Groat, L. A., Ma, C., & Rossman, G. R. (2013). The dumortierite supergroup. II. Three new minerals from the Szklary pegmatite, SW Poland: Nioboholtite,(Nb0. 6⃞0. 4) Al6BSi3O18, titanoholtite,(Ti0. 75⃞0. 25) Al6BSi3O18, and szklaryite, ⃞Al6BAs33+ O15. Mineralogical Magazine, 77(6), 2841-2856.; Pieczka, A., Biagioni, C., Gołębiowska, B., Jeleń, P., Pasero, M., & Sitarz, M. (2018). Parafiniukite, Ca2Mn3 (PO4) 3Cl, a New Member of the Apatite Supergroup from the Szklary Pegmatite, Lower Silesia, Poland: Description and Crystal Structure. Minerals, 8(11), 485. Szuszkiewicz, Adam, Adam Pieczka, Bożena Gołębiowska, Magdalena Dumańska-Słowik, Mariola Marszałek, and Eligiusz Szełęg. (2018) "Chemical Composition of Mn- and Cl-Rich Apatites from the Szklary Pegmatite, Central Sudetes, SW Poland: Taxonomic and Genetic Implications" Minerals 8, no. 8: 350. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8080350
Pieczka, A., & Gołębiowska, B. (2001). Altered pyrochlore from the Szklary rare-element pegmatite, Lower Silesia, Poland. In Mineral Deposits at the Beginning of the 21 st Century. Proceedings of the Joint sixth Biennial SGA-SEG Meeting (pp. 469-472).
Russia
 
  • Sverdlovsk Oblast
    • Rezhevsky District
      • Lipovsk pegmatite field
Igor.V. Pekov, Lyudmila R. Memetova (2008) Minerals of the Lipovka Granite Pegmatites, Central Urals, Russia. Mineralogical Almanac 13:6-45
Switzerland
 
  • Valais
    • Visp
      • Embd
Stalder, H. A., Wagner, A., Graeser, S. and Stuker, P. (1998): "Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz", Wepf (Basel), p. 387.
Tajikistan
 
  • Gorno-Badakhshan
    • Shughnon
      • Shakhdara Range
Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
USA (TL)
 
  • California
    • San Diego County
      • Mesa Grande Mining District
        • Gem Hill
Fisher, J. 2002. Gem and rare-element pegmatites of southern California. Mineralogical Record, Volume 33, Number 5: pages 390-396, photographs.
      • Ramona Mining District
        • Ramona
Foord, Eugene E., Spaulding, Louis B. Jr., Martin, Robert F. & Mason, Roger A. (1989), Mineralogy and Paragenesis of the Little Three Mine Pegmatites, Ramona District, San Diego County, California. Mineralogical Record, 20(2): p. 123.
  • Colorado
    • Park County
      • Lake George
Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Eckel
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