Kyawthuite

Kyawthuite
General
Category Oxide mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)		 Bi3+Sb5+O4
Crystal system Monoclinic
Crystal class Prismatic (2/m)
H-M symbol: (2/m)
Space group I2/c
Unit cell a = 5.46, b = 4.89
c = 11.85 [Å], β = 101.20° (approximated); Z = 4
Identification
References [1][2]

Kyawthuite is a rare mineral[1] with a simple formula: Bi3+Sb5+O4.[2] It is a natural bismuth antimonate. Kyawthuite is monoclinic, with space group I2/c, and is isostructural with clinocervantite,[1] its trivalent-antimony-analogue.[3] Kyawthuite is also an antimony-analogue of clinobisvanite.[4] Kyawthuite was discovered in the vicinity of Mogok township in Myanmar, an area famous of various gemstone minerals.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kyawthuite: Kyawthuite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  2. 1 2 Kampf, A.R., Rossman, G.R. and Ma, C. (2015) Kyawthuite, IMA 2015-078. CNMNC Newsletter No. 28, December 2015, 1863; Mineralogical Magazine 79, 1859–1864
  3. ↑ "Clinocervantite: Clinocervantite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  4. ↑ "Clinobisvanite: Clinobisvanite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  5. ↑ "Mogok Township, Pyin-Oo-Lwin District, Mandalay Division, Myanmar - Mindat.org". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/19/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.