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Ottensite Mineral Data
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General Ottensite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Na3(Sb2O3)3(SbS3)•3H2O |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,214.40 gm |
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Potassium 0.10 % K |
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Sodium 5.47 % Na |
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Antimony 70.08 % Sb |
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Hydrogen 0.53 % H |
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Sulfur 7.37 % S |
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Oxygen 16.46 % O |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Na2.89K0.03(Sb2O3)3.03Sb0.93S2.793(OH)0.13 |
| Environment: |
Supergene product of stibnite weathering. Na-dominant analogue of cetineite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2006 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Qinglong Sb-deposit, Quinglong County, Guizhou Province, People�s Republic of China Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Berthold Ottens (b 1942), , mineral collector and dealer from Spiegelau, Germany. |
| Synonym: |
IMA2006-014 |
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