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Ottensite Mineral Data |
General Ottensite Information |
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Na3(Sb2O3)3(SbS3)•3H2O | ||
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Molecular Weight = 1,214.40 gm | ||
Potassium 0.10 % K | |||
Sodium 5.47 % Na | |||
Antimony 70.08 % Sb | |||
Hydrogen 0.53 % H | |||
Sulfur 7.37 % S | |||
Oxygen 16.46 % O | |||
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100.00 % | |||
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Na2.89K0.03(Sb2O3)3.03Sb0.93S2.793(OH)0.13 | ||
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Supergene product of stibnite weathering. Na-dominant analogue of cetineite. | ||
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Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) | ||
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Qinglong Sb-deposit, Quinglong County, Guizhou Province, People�s Republic of China Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Named for Berthold Ottens (b 1942), , mineral collector and dealer from Spiegelau, Germany. | ||
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IMA2006-014 | ||
Ottensite Image | |||
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Ottensite Crystallography |
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a:c = 1:0.393 | ||
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a = 14.1758, c = 5.5712, Z = 2; V = 969.56 Den(Calc)= 4.16 | ||
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Hexagonal - Pyramidal H-M Symbol (6) Space Group: P 63 | ||
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By Intensity(I/Io): 2.906(1), 2.991(0.77), 12.29(0.6),3.406(0.57), 4.13(0.52), 1.4842(0.51), 2.679(0.51), 4.64(0.51), | ||
Physical Properties of Ottensite |
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None | ||
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Reddish brown. | ||
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Translucent | ||
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Brittle - Irregular - Very brittle fracture producing irregular fragments | ||
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Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix. | ||
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3.5 - Copper Penny | ||
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Adamantine | ||
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yellow brown | ||
Optical Properties of Ottensite |
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CI calc= -0.186 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.238,KC= 0.2007 Ncalc = 1.83 |
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Uniaxial (?), a=1.99, b=1.99, bire=0.0000. | ||
Calculated Properties of Ottensite |
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Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.70 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Ottensite =4.16 gm/cc. |
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Fermion Index = 0.000632418 Boson Index = 0.999367582 |
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PEOttensite = 232.36 barns/electron U=PEOttensite x relectron= 859.34 barns/cc. |
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GRapi = 1.23 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Estimated Radioactivity from Ottensite |
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Ottensite Classification |
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02.13.03.02 (02)Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | ||
(02.13)(Oxysulfides) | |||
(02.13.03)Dana Group | |||
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02.MA.05 02 - SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulf | ||
02.M - | |||
02.MA -Oxysulfosalts of Alkalies and Alkali Earths | |||
Other Ottensite Information |
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NAME( MinRec, Jan07) PHYS. PROP.(MinRec, Jan07) OPTIC PROP.(MinRec, Jan07) | ||
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Links to other databases for Ottensite : 1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - GeoScienceWorld 4 - Google Images 5 - Google Scholar 6 - MinDAT 7 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 8 - Online Mineral Museum 9 - QUT Mineral Atlas 10 - Ruff.Info Search for Ottensite using: Visit our Advertisers for Ottensite : Ask about Ottensite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Ottensite Specimen Label here :
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