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Juabite

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Gold Chain Mine, Tintic District, East Tintic Mts, Juab Co., Utah, USA
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Formula:
CaCu
 
10
[OH|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
|(TeO
 
3
)
 
2
]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
System:TriclinicLustre:Vitreous
Hardness:3 - 4
Name:Named after its discovery locality.
This page provides mineralogical data about Juabite.

Classification of Juabite

IMA status:Approved 1996
Strunz 8th edition ID:4/K.06-50
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:4.JN.30

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
J : Arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites; iodates
N : Tellurites with additional anions, with H2O
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Type Occurrence of Juabite

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

Physical Properties of Juabite

Lustre:Vitreous
Hardness (Mohs):3 - 4

Crystallography of Juabite

Crystal System:Triclinic

Chemical Properties of Juabite

Formula:
CaCu
 
10
[OH|(AsO
 
4
)
 
2
|(TeO
 
3
)
 
2
]
 
2
 · 4H
 
2
O
Essential elements:As, Cu, Fe, H, O, Te
All elements listed in formula:As, Ca, Cu, H, O, Te

Relationship of Juabite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
4.JN.05Sonoraite
Fe
3+
 
[OH|TeO
 
3
] · H
 
2
O
4.JN.10Poughite
Fe
3+
2
[SO
 
4
|(TeO
 
3
)
 
2
] · 3H
 
2
O
4.JN.15Cesbronite
Cu
 
5
[(OH)
 
3
|TeO
 
3
]
 
2
 · 2H
 
2
O
4.JN.20Eztlite
Pb
 
2
Fe
3+
6
[(OH)
 
10
|(Te
4+
 
O
 
3
)
 
3
|Te
6+
 
O
 
6
] · 8H
 
2
O
4.JN.25Oboyerite
Pb
 
6
H
 
6
[(Te
4+
 
O
 
3
)
 
3
|(Te
6+
 
O
 
6
)
 
2
] · 2H
 
2
O

Other Names for Juabite

Other Languages:
German:Juabit
Russian:Джуабит
Spanish:Juabita

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 Juabite

Reference List:Roberts, A.C., Gault, R.A., Jensen, M.C., Criddle, A.J., Moffatt, E.A. (1997): Juabite, Cu5(Te6+O4)2(As5+O4)2
•3H2O, a new mineral species from the Centennial Eureka mine, Juab County, Utah. Mineralogical Magazine, 61, 139-144.

Burns, P.C., Clark, C.M., Gault, R.A. (2000): Juabite, CaCu10(Te4+O3)4(AsO4)4(OH)2(H2O)4: crystal structure and revision of chemical formula. Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 809-816.

Mineralogical Record (1997): 28: 485.

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    Localities for Juabite

    (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
    		Min.Mag.(1997) 61, 139-144
    collected by Dick Thomssen and XRD confirmed by Andy Roberts
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