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Name: Ottensite RRUFF ID: R070115 Ideal Chemistry: Na3(Sb2O3)3(SbS3)·3H2O Locality: Qinglong District, Qinglong, Qianxi'n Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou, China Source: Michael Scott S100424 Owner: RRUFF Description: Loose red-brown granular glassy fragments intimately associated with mopungite Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed. |
Mineral Group: [ Cetineite (2) ] | ||
Quick search: [ All Ottensite samples (2) ] |
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REFERENCES for Ottensite | |
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American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] |
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Sabelli C, Nakai I, Katsura S (1988) Crystal structures of cetineite and its synthetic Na analogue Na3.6(Sb2O3)3(SbS3)(OH)0.6· 2.4H20, American Mineralogist, 73, 398-404 [view file] |
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Origlieri M J, Laetsch T A, Downs R T (2007) A note on the paragenesis of ottensite, The Mineralogical Record, 38, 83-84 |
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Sejkora J, Hyrsl J (2007) Ottensite a new mineral from Qinglong, Guizhou Province, China, The Mineralogical Record, 38, 77-81 [view file] |
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Bittarello E, Cámara F, Ciriotti M E, Marengo A (2015) Ottensite, brizziite and mopungite from Pereta mine (Tuscany, Italy): new occurrences and crystal structure refinement of mopungite, Mineralogy and Petrology, 109, 431-442 |
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