Antimonate mineral
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Antimonate minerals are those minerals containing the antimonate
(SbO43-) anion group. Both the Dana and the Strunz mineral classifications place the antimonates in with the phosphate minerals
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Antimonate
The antimonate ion is Sb6−, where Sb is antimony and is the hydroxyl group. Antimonates contain antimony in its +5 oxidation state...
(SbO43-) anion group. Both the Dana and the Strunz mineral classifications place the antimonates in with the phosphate minerals
Phosphate minerals
Phosphate minerals are those minerals that contain the tetrahedrally coordinated phosphate anion along with the freely substituting arsenate and vanadate...
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