Formula: CdCO3
Origin of name: after locality Otavi, Namibia
Crystal system: hexagonal
Crystal class: -3 2/m
Twinning:
Unit cell: a = 4.94 Å, c = 16.27 Å
Colour: white to yellow brown, reddish
Diaphaneity:
Luster: brilliant, adamantine
Habit: crystals rhombohedral, minute, in crusts
Hardness:
Specific gravity: 4.96
Cleavage: none
Tenacity:
Streak:
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