stibiotantalite
Sign in to saveStibiotantalite is a tantalate mineral found in complex granite pegmatites. Stibiotantalite constitutes the tantalum endpoint of a solid solution series with its niobium analogue stibiocolumbite.
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Within Vinony's link graph, stibiotantalite is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to Mohs scale of mineral hardness, pegmatite and gold.
It sits within the topics Antimony minerals, Gemstones and Minerals described in 1893.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- antimony
- Image
- Stibiotantalite-ch10a.jpg
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- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 4.DE.30
- Commons category
- Stibiotantalite
- chemical formula
- Sb³⁺TaO₄
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 4.DE.30
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Sttl
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- IV/D.14
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Stibiotantalite is a tantalate mineral found in complex granite pegmatites. Stibiotantalite constitutes the tantalum endpoint of a solid solution series with its niobium analogue stibiocolumbite.
It is translucent to transparent, medium hard (5.5 mohs), appears yellow to dark brown, reddish or greenish brown, with an adamantine luster.
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