• Source: Kyawthuite

Kyawthuite is a rare mineral with a simple formula: Bi3+Sb5+O4. It is a natural bismuth antimonate. Kyawthuite is monoclinic, with space group I2/c, and is isostructural with clinocervantite, its trivalent-antimony-analogue. Kyawthuite is also an antimony-analogue of clinobisvanite. Kyawthuite was discovered in the vicinity of Mogok in Myanmar, an area famous for its variety of gemstone minerals. Only one 0.3 gram sample of the naturally occurring form of this mineral has been found and is stored at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Kyawthuite
• List of minerals
• Rare-earth mineral
• List of mineral symbols
• List of minerals recognized by the International Mineralogical Association (K)