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Bottinoite Mineral Data |
General Bottinoite Information |
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NiSb+++++2(OH)12•6(H2O) | ||
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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 | |||
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NiSb2(OH)12•6(H2O) | ||
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Adjacent to and incrusting ullmannite in oxidized hydrothermal base-metal deposits. | ||
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Approved IMA 1992 | ||
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In the Bottino mine, near Seravezza, Tuscany, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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For its occurrence in the Bottino mine, Italy. | ||
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Bottinoite + Pronunciation ![]() |
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ICSD 82741 | ||
IMA1991-029 | |||
PDF 47-1791 | |||
Bottinoite Image | |||
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Bottinoite Crystallography |
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a:c = 1:0.60978 | ||
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a = 16.045, c = 9.784, Z = 6; V = 2,181.36 Den(Calc)= 2.81 | ||
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Trigonal - Pyramidal H-M Symbol (3) Space Group: P 3 | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 3.36(1), 4.62(1), 2.34(0.8), | ||
Physical Properties of Bottinoite |
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{???} Perfect | ||
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Greenish blue, Light blue, Green. | ||
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2.83 | ||
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Transparent | ||
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3.5 - Copper Penny | ||
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Vitreous (Glassy) | ||
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bluish white | ||
Optical Properties of Bottinoite |
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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 |
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Uniaxial (+), w=1.6, e=1.605, bire=0.0050. | ||
Calculated Properties of Bottinoite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=2.73 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Bottinoite =2.81 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.0013103842 Boson Index = 0.9986896158 |
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PEBottinoite = 124.13 barns/electron U=PEBottinoite x rElectron Density= 338.38 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Bottinoite is Not Radioactive |
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Bottinoite Classification |
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06.03.09.01 (06)Hydroxides and Oxides Containing Hydroxyl | ||
(06.03)with (OH)3 or (OH)6 groups | |||
(06.03.09)Dana Group | |||
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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 � (OH); insular octahedra | |||
Other Bottinoite Information |
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NAME( AntBidBlaNic3) PHYS. PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.77,p1301-1304,1992) OPTIC PROP.(Am.Min.,Vol.77,p1301-1304,1992) | ||
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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 Search for Bottinoite using: Visit our Advertisers for Bottinoite : Ask about Bottinoite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Bottinoite Specimen Label here :
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