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Onoratoite Mineral Data

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General Onoratoite Information

Help on Chemical  Formula: Chemical Formula: Sb8O11Cl2
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 1,220.90 gm
   Antimony  79.78 %  Sb   95.50 % Sb2O3
   Chlorine   5.81 %  Cl    5.81 % Cl
               -   %   Cl   -1.31 % -O=Cl2   
   Oxygen    14.42 %  O
            ______        ______ 
            100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Sb8O11Cl2
Help on Environment: Environment: Alteration product of stibnite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1968
Help on Locality: Locality: Cetine di Cotorniano mine, Rosia, Siena, Toscana (Tuscany), Italy Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for Ettore Onorato (1899-1971), Italian mineralogist, University of Rome, Italy.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Onoratoite + Pronunciation Say ONORATOITE
Help on Synonym: Synonym: ICSD 49593
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