Category Antimonate mineral Strunz classification 4.DB.10 Space group P42/mnm | Formula
(repeating unit) ZnSb2O6 Crystal system Tetragonal | |
Crystal class Ditetragonal dipyramidal (4/mmm)
H-M symbol: (4/m 2/m 2/m) | ||
Ordoñezite or ordóñezite is a rare tetragonal zinc antimonate mineral with chemical formula: ZnSb2O6.
Contents
Discovery
Ordóñezite was first discovered and documented by Ezequiel Ordóñez (1867-1950), a Mexican geologist, formerly director of the Geological Institute of Mexico. It was first described in 1953 for an occurrence with cassiterite in veins in rhyolite in the Santín mine which is located about eight kilometres from Santa Catarina, Guanajuato, Mexico. Another locality is El Antimonio, 27 km (17 mi) southwest of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico.
Properties
Optical properties include: semitransparent, very light to very dark colorless to pearl-gray, light yellowish olive to dark olive.
References
Ordoñezite Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA