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Onoratoite

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Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine (Le Cetine Mine; Cetine Mine; Rosia), Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
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Formula:
Sb
 
8
O
 
11
Cl
 
2
System:Triclinic
This page provides mineralogical data about Onoratoite.

Classification of Onoratoite

IMA status:Approved 1967
Strunz 8th edition ID:3/D.11-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:3.DC.80

3 : HALIDES
D : Oxyhalides, hydroxyhalides and related double halides
C : With Pb (As,Sb,Bi), without Cu
Dana 8th edition ID:10.5.7.1

10 : OXYHALIDES AND HYDROXYHALIDES
5 : Am(O,OH)pXq
Hey's CIM Ref.:8.9.1

8 : Halides - Fluorides, Chlorides, Bromides and Iodides; also Fluoborates and Fluosilicates
9 : Halides of Sb and Bi
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Type Occurrence of Onoratoite

Type Locality:Le Cetine di Cotorniano Mine (Le Cetine Mine; Cetine Mine; Rosia), Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy
Year of Discovery:1968

Crystallography of Onoratoite

Crystal System:Triclinic
Class (H-M):1 - Pinacoidal
Space Group:P1
Cell Parameters:a = 10.317Å, b = 11.269Å, c = 13.939Å
α = 79.29°, β = 76.29°, γ = 73°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.916 : 1 : 1.237
Unit Cell Volume:V 1,493.72 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:2

Optical Data of Onoratoite

Type:Biaxial (-)
Dispersion:relatively strong

Chemical Properties of Onoratoite

Formula:
Sb
 
8
O
 
11
Cl
 
2
Essential elements:Cl, O, Sb
All elements listed in formula:Cl, O, Sb

Relationship of Onoratoite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
3.DC.05Laurionite
PbClOH
3.DC.05Paralaurionite
PbClOH
3.DC.10Fiedlerite
Pb
 
3
Cl
 
4
F(OH)·H
 
2
O
3.DC.15Penfieldite
Pb
 
2
[OH|Cl
 
3
]
3.DC.20Laurelite
Pb(F,Cl,OH)
 
2
3.DC.25Bismoclite
BiOCl
3.DC.25Daubréeite
BiO(OH,Cl)
3.DC.25Matlockite
PbFCl
3.DC.25Rorisite
CaFCl
3.DC.25Zavaritskite
BiOF
3.DC.25Zhangpeishanite
BaFCl
3.DC.30Nadorite
PbSb[O
 
2
|Cl]
3.DC.30Perite
PbBi[O
 
2
|Cl]
3.DC.35Aravaipaite
Pb
 
3
[F
 
3
|AlF
 
6
] · H
 
2
O
3.DC.37Calcioaravaipaite
PbCa
 
2
[(F,OH)
 
3
|AlF
 
6
] · H
 
2
O
3.DC.40Thorikosite
Pb
 
3
[OH|(SbO
 
3
,AsO
 
3
)|Cl
 
2
]
3.DC.45Mereheadite
Pb
 
2
[O|OH|Cl]
3.DC.50Blixite
Pb
 
2
[(O,OH)
 
2
|Cl]
3.DC.55Pinalite
Pb
 
3
WO
 
3
Cl
 
2
3.DC.60Symesite
Pb
 
10
[O
 
7
|SO
 
4
|Cl
 
4
] · H
 
2
O
3.DC.65Ecdemite
Pb
 
6
[As
 
2
O
 
7
|Cl
 
4
]
3.DC.65Heliophyllite
Pb
 
3
AsO
 
4-n
Cl
 
2n+1
3.DC.70Mendipite
Pb
 
3
[O
 
2
|Cl
 
2
]
3.DC.75Damaraite
Pb
 
3
[O
 
2
|OH|Cl]
3.DC.85Cotunnite
PbCl
 
2
3.DC.90Pseudocotunnite
K
 
2
PbCl
 
4
3.DC.95Barstowite
Pb
 
4
[Cl
 
6
|CO
 
3
] · H
 
2
O
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
8.9.2Kelyanite
Hg
 
36
Sb
 
3
(Cl,Br)
 
9
O
 
28
8.9.3Gananite
BiF
 
3
8.9.4Zavaritskite
BiOF
8.9.5Bismoclite
BiOCl
8.9.6Daubréeite
BiO(OH,Cl)
8.9.7Perite
PbBi[O
 
2
|Cl]

Other Names for Onoratoite

Synonyms:
IMA1967-032
Other Languages:
German:Onoratoit
Russian:Оноратоит
Spanish:Onoratoita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Onoratoite

Reference List:Belluomini G., Fornasieri M, Nicoletti M. (1968), Onoratoite, a new antimony oxichloride from Cetine di Cotorniano, Rosia, (Siena). Mineralogical Magazine: 36: 1037-1044.

American Mineralogist (1969): 54: 1219.

Sgarlata, F. (1970), Struttura cristallina dell'onoratoite, un ossicloruro naturale di antimonio. Periodico di mineralogia – Roma, pp. 315-328.

Acta Crystallographica (1984): C40: 1506-1510.

Mayerová, Z., Johnsson, M., Lidin, S. (2006): The structure of onoratoite, Sb8O11X2 (X=Cl,[]Br) revisited. Solid State Sciences, 8, 849-854.

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    • Tuscany
      • Grosseto Province
        • Civitella Paganico
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      • Siena Province
        • Chiusdino
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