Bottinoite Mineral Data (original) (raw)

General Bottinoite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula:

NiSb+++++2(OH)12•6(H2O)

Help on Composition: 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

Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula:

NiSb2(OH)12•6(H2O)

Help on Environment: Environment:

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

Help on IMA Status: IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1992

Help on Locality: Locality:

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

Help on Name Origin: Name Origin:

For its occurrence in the Bottino mine, Italy.

Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation:

Bottinoite + Pronunciation Say BOTTINOITE

Help on Synonym: Synonym:

ICSD 82741

IMA1991-029

PDF 47-1791

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Bottinoite Crystallography

Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:0.60978

Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions:

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

Help on Crystal System: Crystal System:

Trigonal - PyramidalH-M Symbol (3) Space Group: P 3

Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction:

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

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| | Bonazzi P , Mazzi F , American Mineralogist , 81 (1996) p.1494-1500, Bottinoite, Ni(H2O)6[Sb(OH)6]2: Crystal structure, twinning and hydrogen-bond, model, Sample: BS2, synthetic, Note: U(1,2) for Sb1 and Sb3 changed to match symmetry constraints. View Additional jPOWD Structure files for Bottinoite [1] | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Physical Properties of Bottinoite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage:

{???} Perfect

Help on Color: Color:

Greenish blue, Light blue, Green.

Help on Density: Density:

2.83

Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Help on Hardness: Hardness:

3.5 - Copper Penny

Help on Luster: Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Help on Streak: Streak:

bluish white

Optical Properties of Bottinoite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: 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

Help on Optical Data: Optical Data:

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

Calculated Properties of Bottinoite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density:

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

Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.0013103842
Boson Index = 0.9986896158

Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric:

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

Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity:

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

Bottinoite Classification

Help on Dana Class: 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

Help on Strunz Class: 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 � (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

Help on References: References:

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

Help on See Also: 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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