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Ottensite R220043

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Name: Ottensite
RRUFF ID: R220043
Ideal Chemistry: Na3(Sb2O3)3(SbS3)·3H2O
Locality: Pereta mine, Tuscany, Italy
Source: Erica Bittarello
Owner: Erica Bittarello
Description: Reddish-brown spheroidal aggregates formed by radially oriented-individuals. Described in Bittarello et al (2015)
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
Mineral Group: [ Cetineite (2) ]
Quick search: [ All Ottensite samples (2) ]
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R220043.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Na2.82K0.07)(Sb2O3)3(Sb0.90S2.88)ยท3H2O
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
RRUFF ID:
Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R220043
Sample Description: Powder, profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 14.112(6)Å    b: 14.112(6)Å    c: 5.552(4)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 963.5(6)Å3    Crystal System: hexagonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Ottensite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

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]

Origlieri M J, Laetsch T A, Downs R T (2007) A note on the paragenesis of ottensite, The Mineralogical Record, 38, 83-84

Sejkora J, Hyrsl J (2007) Ottensite a new mineral from Qinglong, Guizhou Province, China, The Mineralogical Record, 38, 77-81   [view file]

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