Bottinoite Mineral Data

General Bottinoite Information

Chemical Formula:

NiSb+++++2(OH)12•6(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 614.37 gm

Nickel 9.55 % Ni 12.16 % NiO

Antimony 39.63 % Sb 52.66 % Sb₂O₅

Hydrogen 3.94 % H 35.19 % H₂O

Oxygen 46.88 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

NiSb₂(OH)₁₂•6(H₂O)

Environment:

Adjacent to and incrusting ullmannite in oxidized hydrothermal base-metal deposits.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1992

Locality:

In the Bottino mine, near Seravezza, Tuscany, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

For its occurrence in the Bottino mine, Italy.

Name Pronunciation:

Bottinoite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 82741

IMA1991-029

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Bottinoite Image

Images:

Bottinoite

Comments: Pale blue botryoidal bottinoite on calcite.
Location: Dornberg, Ramsbeck, Sauerland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Bottinoite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.60978

Cell Dimensions:

a = 16.045, c = 9.784, Z = 6; V = 2,181.36 Den(Calc)= 2.81

Crystal System:

Trigonal - Pyramidal H-M Symbol (3) Space Group: P 3

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.36(1), 4.62(1), 2.34(0.8),

Physical Properties of Bottinoite

Cleavage:

{???} Perfect

Color:

Greenish blue, Light blue, Green.

Density:

2.83

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Hardness:

3.5 - Copper Penny

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Streak:

bluish white

Optical Properties of Bottinoite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.039 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.032 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2144,KPDmeas= 0.2129,KC= 0.2216
Ncalc = 1.62 - 1.63

Optical Data:

Uniaxial (+), w=1.6, e=1.605, bire=0.0050.

Calculated Properties of Bottinoite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.73 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Bottinoite =2.81 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0013103842
Boson Index = 0.9986896158

Photoelectric:

PE_Bottinoite= 124.13 barns/electron
U=PE_Bottinoite x rElectron Density= 338.38 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Bottinoite Classification

Dana Class:

06.03.09.01 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl

(06.03)with (OH)3 or (OH)6 groups

(06.03.09)Dana Group

06.03.09.01 Bottinoite NiSb2(OH)12•6(H2O) P 3 3

06.03.09.02 Brandholzite! Mg[Sb(OH)6]2•6(H2O) P 3 3

Strunz Class:

04.FH.05 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.F - Hydroxides (without V or U)

04.FH -Hydroxides with H2O ï¿½ (OH); insular octahedra

04.FH.05 Bottinoite NiSb2(OH)12•6(H2O) P 3 3

04.FH.05 Brandholzite! Mg[Sb(OH)6]2•6(H2O) P 3 3

Other Bottinoite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.77,p1301-1304,1992) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.77,p1301-1304,1992)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Bottinoite :
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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Bottinoite

NiSb+++++2(OH)12•6(H2O)
Dana No: 06.03.09.01 Strunz No: 04.FH.05
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