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Natanite
A valid IMA mineral species
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About Natanite
Formula:
Fe2+[Sn(OH)6]
Colour:
Greenish-brown
Lustre:
Vitreous
Hardness:
5
Specific Gravity:
4.035 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Isometric
Member of:
Name:
Named in honor of Natan (Anatoly) Il'ich Ginzburg [Натан (Анатолий) Ильич Гинзбург] (1 March 1917, Petrograd, Russian Empire - 15 September 1984, Moscow, USSR), mineralogist and geologist at All-Union Research Institute of Mineral Resources, Moscow, Russia, who researched oxidized tin deposits.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
2847
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:2847:5
Similar Names
IMA Classification of Natanite
Approved
IMA Formula:
Fe2+Sn4+(OH)6
Approval year:
1980
First published:
1981





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