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Frankhawthorneite

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Centennial Eureka Mine (Blue Rock), Tintic District, East Tintic Mts, Juab Co., Utah, USA
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Formula:
Cu
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|TeO
 
4
]
System:MonoclinicLustre:Vitreous
Hardness:3 - 3½
Name:Named after Prof. Frank C. Hawthorne, University of Manitoba.
This page provides mineralogical data about Frankhawthorneite.

Classification of Frankhawthorneite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/K.15-10
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.FD.25

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
F : Hydroxides (without V or U)
D : Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; chains of edge-sharing octahedra
Dana 7th edition ID:33.1.4.1
Dana 8th edition ID:33.1.4.1

33 : SELENATES AND TELLURATES
1 : (AB)m(XO4)pZq
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Type Occurrence of Frankhawthorneite

Type Locality:Centennial Eureka Mine (Blue Rock), Tintic District, East Tintic Mts, Juab Co., Utah, USA
Year of Discovery:1995

Physical Properties of Frankhawthorneite

Lustre:Vitreous
Hardness (Mohs):3 - 3½

Crystallography of Frankhawthorneite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 9.1Å, b = 5.21Å, c = 4.6Å
β = 98.74°
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.747 : 1 : 0.883
Unit Cell Volume:V 215.56 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Frankhawthorneite

Type:Biaxial
Dispersion:relatively weak

Chemical Properties of Frankhawthorneite

Formula:
Cu
 
2
[(OH)
 
2
|TeO
 
4
]
Essential elements:Cu, H, O, Te
All elements listed in formula:Cu, H, O, Te

Relationship of Frankhawthorneite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):
4.FD.05Spertiniite
Cu(OH)
 
2
4.FD.10Bracewellite
CrO(OH)
4.FD.10Diaspore
AlO(OH)
4.FD.10Goethite
α-Fe
3+
 
O(OH)
4.FD.10Groutite
Mn
3+
 
O(OH)
4.FD.10Guyanaite
CrO(OH)
4.FD.10Montroseite
(V,Fe)O(OH)
4.FD.10Tsumgallite
GaO(OH)
4.FD.15Manganite
Mn
3+
 
O(OH)
4.FD.20Yttrotungstite-(Y)
YW
 
2
O
 
6
(OH)
 
3
4.FD.20Yttrotungstite-(Ce)
(Ce,Nd,Y)W
 
2
O
 
6
(OH)
 
3
4.FD.30Khinite
Cu
 
3
Pb[(OH)
 
6
|TeO
 
4
]
4.FD.30Parakhinite
Cu
 
3
Pb[(OH)
 
6
|TeO
 
4
]

Other Names for Frankhawthorneite

Synonyms:
IMA1993-047
German names:
Frankhawthorneit
Russian names:
Франкхоторнит
Spanish names:
Frankhawthorneita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Frankhawthorneite

Reference List:Mineralogical Record: 27: 117.

Canadian Mineralogist: 33: 641-647, 649-653.

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    Localities for Frankhawthorneite

    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    USA
     
    • Utah
      • Juab Co.
        • East Tintic Mts
          • Tintic District
    		Can.Min.(1995) 33, 641-647
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