Derbylite Mineral Data

General Derbylite Information

Chemical Formula:

(Fe+++,Fe++,Ti)7Sb+++O13(OH)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 721.74 gm

Titanium 13.27 % Ti 22.13 % TiO₂

Iron 38.69 % Fe 19.91 % FeO / 33.19 % Fe₂O₃

Antimony 16.87 % Sb 20.19 % Sb₂O₃

Hydrogen 0.14 % H 1.25 % H₂O

Oxygen 31.03 % O

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100.00 % 96.67 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Fe³⁺₃Fe²⁺₂Ti₂SbO₁₃(OH)

Environment:

In cinnaber-bearing placer gravels.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1897

Locality:

Tripuhy, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named after the American Geologist Orville A. Derby 1851 - 1915 founder of the Brazilian Geological Survey.

Name Pronunciation:

Derbylite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 9825

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Images:

Derbylite

Comments: Small black crystals of derbylite in matrix.
Location: Buca della Vena Mine, Stazzema (Ponte Stazzemese), Versilia, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy. Scale: Picture size 1.2 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Derbylite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.499:1:0.3464

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.16, b = 14.347, c = 4.97, Z = 2; beta = 104.61° V = 494.03 Den(Calc)= 4.85

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - PrismaticH-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/m

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.853(1), 2.674(0.73), 3.186(0.43),

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Moore P B , Araki T , Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Abhandlungen , 126 (1976) p.292-303, Derbylite, Fe3+4Ti4+3Sb3+O13(OH), a novel close-packed oxide structure, Locality: Ouro Preto, Minas Gerias, Brazil

Physical Properties of Derbylite

Cleavage:

None

Color:

Pitch black, Black, Dark brown.

Density:

4.5 - 4.6, Average = 4.55

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Fracture:

Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.

Habit:

Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.

Habit:

Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).

Hardness:

5 - Apatite

Luster:

Resinous - Metallic

Streak:

brownish black

Optical Properties of Derbylite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.178 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.105 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.3031,KPDmeas= 0.3231,KC= 0.2742
Ncalc = 2.23 - 2.33

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=2.45, b=2.45, g=2.51, bire=0.0600, 2V(Calc)=0, 2V(Meas)=~0.

RL Color:

Gray with bluish green internal reflections.

Reflectivity

**Standardized Intensity (100%) Reflection Spectra of Derbylite in Air**
λ	R₁	R₂		∑ R₁(λ)	∑ R₂(λ)
400 nm	22.10	23.60

420 nm

21.30

22.80

440 nm

20.50

22.00

460 nm

19.80

21.20

480 nm

19.20

20.40

500 nm

18.80

19.90

520 nm

18.40

19.60

540 nm

18.10

19.30

560 nm

17.80

19.00

580 nm

17.60

18.70

600 nm

17.40

18.50

620 nm

17.30

18.40

640 nm

17.10

18.20

660 nm

16.90

18.00

680 nm

16.80

17.80

700 nm

16.70

17.70

**Calculated Relative Intensity Colors of Derbylite in Air**
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Calculated Properties of Derbylite

Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.54 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Derbylite =4.85 gm/cc.

Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.02
Boson Index = 0.98

Photoelectric: PE_Derbylite= 67.25 barns/electron
U=PE_Derbylite x rElectron Density= 305.47 barns/cc.

Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Derbylite is Not Radioactive

Derbylite Classification

Dana Class: 46.02.03.02 (46)Basic or Halogen-Containing Antimonites, Arsenites and Phosphites (46.02)with miscellaneous formulae (46.02.03)Derbylite Group

46.02.03.01 Tomichite (V,Fe)4Ti3AsO13(OH) A2/m 2/m

46.02.03.02 Derbylite (Fe,Fe,Ti)7SbO13(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

46.02.03.03 Graeserite! (Fe,Ti)4Ti3AsO13(OH) A2/m 2/m

Strunz Class: 04.JB.55 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate 04.J - Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismuthites, Sulfites, 04.JB -Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites; with additional anions, without H2O

04.JB.55 Derbylite (Fe,Fe,Ti)7SbO13(OH) P 2₁/m 2/m

04.JB.55 Graeserite! (Fe,Ti)4Ti3AsO13(OH) A2/m 2/m

04.JB.55 Tomichite (V,Fe)4Ti3AsO13(OH) A2/m 2/m

Other Derbylite Information

References: NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(AntBidBlaNic3)

See Also: Links to other databases for Derbylite :
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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Derbylite

(Fe+++,Fe++,Ti)7Sb+++O13(OH)
Dana No: 46.02.03.02 Strunz No: 04.JB.55
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