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|   |   | Name: Bottinoite RRUFF ID: R060263 Ideal Chemistry: NiSb5+2(OH)12·6H2O Locality: Ramsbeck mine, Dornberg, Sauerland, Germany Source: Michael Scott S100250 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Spherical aggregate of pale greenish-blue tabular crystals Status: The identification of this mineral is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis. | 
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| RRUFF ID: | R060263.9 | ||||||
| Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
| Cell Refinement Output: | a: 16.061(2)Å    b: 16.061(2)Å    c: 9.795(1)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 120° Volume: 2188.2(8)Å3 Crystal System: hexagonal | ||||||
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| REFERENCES for Bottinoite | |
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| American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record] | |
| Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] | |
| Bonazzi P, Menchetti S, Caneschi A, Magnanelli S (1992) Bottinoite, Ni(H2O)6[Sb(OH)6]2 , a new mineral from the Bottino mine, Alpi Apuane, Italy, American Mineralogist, 77, 1301-1304 [view file] | |
| Bonazzi P, Mazzi F (1996) Bottinoite, Ni(H2O)6[Sb(OH)6]2: Crystal structure, twinning, and hydrogen-bond model, American Mineralogist, 81, 1494-1500 [view file] | |
| Rintoul L, Bahfenne S, Frost R L (2011) Single-crystal Raman spectroscopy of brandholzite Mg[Sb(OH)6]2·6H2O and bottinoite Ni[Sb(OH)6]2·6H2O and the polycrystalline Raman spectrum of mopungite Na[Sb(OH)6], Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 42, 1147-1153 | |
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