Ordoñezite

Formula: ZnSb2O6

Origin of name: for E. Ordoñez, Mexican geologist

 

Crystal system: tetragonal

Crystal class: 4/m 2/m 2/m

Twinning: common on {013} repeated

Unit cell: a = 4.667 Å, c = 9.265 Å

 

Colour: light to dark brown, pearl gray, olive buff to dark olive, light yellow

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Luster: adamantine

Habit: crystals tetragonal, small, masses, drusy or stalactitic

Hardness: 6.5

Specific gravity: 6.64

Cleavage: none

Tenacity: conchoidal

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