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Antozonite
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| Colour: | violet, black | ||
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| Name: | After a theoretical compound called antozone, which was considered responsible for the odor of the material. | ||
| Synonym of: | Stink-Fluss | ||
A variety of fluorite containing free fluorine. When broken there is a smell of ozone. The fluorine reacts with water vapor to form ozone and hydrogen fluoride.
Originally described from Wölsendorf Fluorite mining District, Schwandorf, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany.
References for Antozonite | |
| Reference List: - + | Schöbein (1861) Journal prakt. Chem.: 83: 95. Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 29. Schmedt, Mangstl and Kraus (2012) Occurrence of Difluorine F2 in Nature—In Situ Proof and Quantification by NMR Spectroscopy. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51, 1 – 4 |
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