Stistaite Mineral Data

General Stistaite Information

Chemical Formula:

SnSb

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 240.46 gm

Tin 49.37 % Sn

Antimony 50.63 % Sb

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100.00 %

Empirical Formula:

SnSb

Environment:

In heavy mineral concentrates from placer deposits.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1970

Locality:

Elkiaidan River, Uzbekistan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the composition of stibium (antimony) and stannum (tin).

Name Pronunciation:

Stistaite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 52294

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Stistaite Image

Images:

Stistaite

Comments: Minute stistaite crystal.
Location: Edjej River, Kyrgyzstan. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Images:

Stistaite Sorosite Tin

Comments: Back-scattered electron image of large sorosite crystal (So=partly skeletal) adjacent to stistaite (St). Tn=native tin. Note abundant microcrystals of sorosite isolated within native tin. (AmMin 83:903).
Location: Baimka gold-platinum group mineral placer deposit, Chukotka, Russian Far East. Scale: Image Size 1.5 cm.
© American Mineralogist

Stistaite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.23438

Cell Dimensions:

a = 8.648, c = 10.675, Z = 12; V = 691.40 Den(Calc)= 6.93

Crystal System:

Trigonal - Hexagonal ScalenohedralH-M Symbol (3 2/m) Space Group: R 3m

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.07(1), 2.16(0.3), 2.18(0.3),1.37(0.1), 1.38(0.1), 1.53(0.1), 1.77(0.1), 1.78(0.1),

Crystal Structure:

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Hagg G , Hybinette A G , The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science , 20 (1935) p.913-929, X-ray studies on the systems of tin-antimony and tin-arsenic, Locality: synthetic

Physical Properties of Stistaite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Light gray.

Density:

6.91

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Elastic - Fragments which spring back after bending.

Habit:

Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes.

Habit:

Pseudo Cubic - Crystals show a cubic outline.

Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Luster:

Metallic

Optical Properties of Stistaite

RL Color:

Creamy white.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Stistaite in Air**
λ	R	∑ R(λ)
460 nm	78.00
480 nm	79.30
500 nm	80.50
520 nm	81.20
540 nm	81.60
560 nm	81.50
580 nm	81.30
600 nm	81.50
620 nm	81.80
640 nm	82.00
660 nm	82.50

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Stistaite in Air**
Relative Intensity	0%	20%	40%	60%	80%	100%	120%
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Calculated Properties of Stistaite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.82 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Stistaite =6.93 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.08
Boson Index = 0.92

Photoelectric:

PE_Stistaite= 338.95 barns/electron
U=PE_Stistaite x rElectron Density=1,973.25 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Stistaite is Not Radioactive

Stistaite Classification

Dana Class:

01.03.01.05 (01)Native Elements

(01.03)with semi-metallic and non-metallic elements

(01.03.01)Arsenic group

01.03.01.01 Arsenic As R 3m 3 2/m

01.03.01.02 Antimony Sb R 3m 3 2/m

01.03.01.03 Stibarsen SbAs R 3m 3 2/m

01.03.01.04 Bismuth Bi R 3m 3 2/m

01.03.01.05 Stistaite SnSb R 3m 3 2/m

Strunz Class:

02.AA.45 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf

02.A - Simple Sulfides, Selenides, etc

02.AA -Alloys of metalloids with Cu, Ag, Sn, Au

02.AA.45 Stistaite SnSb R 3m 3 2/m

Other Stistaite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic1)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Stistaite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Stistaite

SnSb
Dana No: 01.03.01.05 Strunz No: 02.AA.45
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