Chemistry:Frankhawthorneite

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Frankhawthorneite
General
CategoryTellurate mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
Cu2Te6+O4(OH)2
Strunz classification4.FD.25
Dana classification33.1.4.1
Crystal systemMonoclinic
Crystal classPrismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol)
Space groupP21/n
Identification
ColorMedium leaf-green
FractureUneven
TenacityBrittle
Mohs scale hardness3–4
|re|er}}Vitreous
StreakPale leaf-green
DiaphaneityTransparent
Specific gravity5.43
Refractive index2.00
References[1][2]

Frankhawthorneite Cu2Te6+O4(OH)2 is a monoclinic copper tellurate mineral (space group P21/n) named after Prof. Frank Christopher Hawthorne (born 1946), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada . It was discovered at Centennial Eureka Mine, Tintic District, East Tintic Mountains, Juab County, Utah, in 1995. It has a leaf green color.[4]

See also

References

  1. Anthony, John W.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Bladh, Kenneth W.; Nichols, Monte C. (2005). "Frankhawthorneite". Mineral Data Publishing. http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/frankhawthorneite.pdf. 
  2. Hawthorneite, MinDat.org, http://www.mindat.org/show.php?id=6958.html 
  3. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine 85 (3): 291–320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. Bibcode2021MinM...85..291W. 
  4. Grice, J.D.; Roberts, A.C. (1995). "Frankhawthorneite, a unique HCP framework structure of a cupric tellurate". The Canadian Mineralogist 33: 649–653. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304749883. Retrieved 30 December 2020.