General Information:
Chemical Formula:
SbTaO4
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 366.70 gm)
Tantalum 49.35 % Ta
Antimony 33.20 % Sb
Oxygen 17.45 % O
Empirical Formula:
SbTaO4
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
[???] Perfect
Color:
brown, greenish yellow, yellow, light yellow brown, or dark brown.
Density:
6 - 7.4, Average = 6.7
Diaphaniety:
Transparent to Translucent
Hardness:
5.5 - Knife Blade
Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.
Luster:
Adamantine - Resinous
Streak:
light yellow
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