Utahite
Utahite is an extremely rare secondary copper zinc tellurate mineral found as a product of oxidation. Its chemical formula is Cu5Zn3(Te6+O4)4(OH)8•7H2O.
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General | |
Category | Tellurate minerals |
Formula (repeating unit) | Cu5Zn3(Te6+O4)4(OH)8•7H2O |
IMA symbol | Uta[1] |
Strunz classification | 7.DE.25 |
Crystal system | Triclinic Unknown space group |
Unit cell | a = 8.794 Å, b = 9.996 Å c = 5.66 Å; α = 104.1° β = 90.066°, γ = 96.3333°; Z = 1 |
Identification | |
Formula mass | 1,542.46 g/mol |
Color | Pale blue, greenish blue |
Crystal habit | Prismatic thin tabular to bladed crystals; as sheaves and bow tielike clusters |
Cleavage | none |
Fracture | Brittle - uneven |
Mohs scale hardness | 4-5 |
Luster | Vitreous to pearly |
Streak | Pale blue |
Diaphaneity | Translucent |
Specific gravity | 5.33 |
Optical properties | Biaxial |
Refractive index | nα = 1.830 - 1.840 nβ = 1.830 - 1.900 nγ = 1.880 - 1.900 |
Birefringence | δ = 0.050 - 0.060 |
Dispersion | Strong |
References | [2][3][4] |
It was first described in 1997 for an occurrence in the Centennial Eureka mine, one mile southeast of Eureka, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, US (type locality). The discovery site was a mine dump of a hydrothermal ore deposit where it occurs with cesbronite and quartz.[4] It has also been reported from the Empire Mine in the Tombstone District of Cochise County, Arizona.[3]
References
- Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- Utahite, Webmineral.com
- Utahite, Mindat.org
- Handbook of Mineralogy
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