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Bottinoite

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Bottinoite

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Description
Locality: 
Brüderbund Mine, Kohlenbach, Siegerland, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.5 × 3 cm
Description

Pale blue Raman confirmed bottinoite on matrix. Very rare massive crystals. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bottinoite

Formula: 
Ni2+[Sb(OH)6]2·6H2O
Strunz: 
4.FH.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Bottino Mine, Stazzema, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy