New Dana Classification of Selenates and Tellurates

This arrangement of mineral species is based on Danas New Mineralogy by Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig, with sections by Vandall T. King, Illustrations by Eric Dowty, (ISBN: 0471-19310-0) Copyright © 1997, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.  This material is used by permission of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.   Follow this link for a short discussion on the Dana Classification Number.

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VI - 33 Selenates and Tellurates

33.1 Selenates and Tellurates as A+ (B++)m XO4 Zq

33.1.1

33.1.1.1 Schmiederite Pb2Cu++2(Se++++O3)(Se++++++O4)(OH)4 P 21/m 2/m

33.1.2

33.1.2.1 Xocomecatlite Cu3Te++++++O4(OH)4 Unk Ortho

33.1.3

33.1.3.1 Khinite PbCu++3Te++++++O6(OH)2 F ddd 2/m 2/m 2/m

33.1.4

33.1.4.1 Frankhawthorneite Cu2Te++++++O4(OH)2 P 21/n 2/m

33.2 Selenates and Tellurates as A+ (B++)m XO6 Zq · x(H2O) where x can equal 0

33.2.1

33.2.1.1 Kuranakhite PbMn++++Te++++++O6 Unk Ortho

33.2.2

33.2.2.1 Montanite Bi2Te++++++O6·2(H2O) Mono

33.2.3

33.2.3.1 Cuzticite Fe+++2Te++++++O6·3(H2O) Unk Hex

33.2.4

33.2.4.1 Parakhinite Cu++3PbTe++++++O4(OH)6 P 6222 or P 6422 6 2 2

33.2.5

33.2.5.1 Mcalpineite Cu++3Te++++++O6·(H2O) Unk Cubic

33.2.6

33.2.6.1 Jensenite Cu++3Te++++++O6·2(H2O) P 21/n 2/m

33.2.7

33.2.7.1 Cesbronite Cu5(TeO3)2(OH)6·2(H2O) P bcn 2/m 2/m 2/m

33.2.8

33.2.8.1 Utahite! Cu5Zn3(Te++++++O4)4(OH)8·7(H2O) P1 or P1 Tri

33.2.9

33.2.9.1 Leisingite! Cu(Mg,Cu,Fe,Zn)2Te++++++O6·6(H2O) P 31m 3 2/m

33.3 Selenates and Tellurates with other anion groups

33.3.1

33.3.1.1 Schieffelinite Pb(Te++++++,S)O4·(H2O) C mcm 2/m 2/m 2/m

33.3.2

33.3.2.1 Tlalocite Cu10Zn6(Te++++O3)(Te++++++O4)2Cl(OH)25·27(H2O) Unk. Ortho

33.3.3

33.3.3.1 Girdite Pb3H2(Te++++O3)(Te++++++O6) Unk Mono

33.3.4

33.3.4.1 Ilinskite! NaCu5O2(SeO3)2Cl Pbnm 2/m 2/m 2/m

33.3.5 Pb, Zn Tellurates

33.3.5.1 Cheremnykhite Zn3Pb3Te++++O6(VO4)2 C mmm,C 222,Cm2m,C mm2 Ortho
33.3.5.2 Kuksite Pb3Zn3Te++++++O6(PO4)2 C mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
33.3.5.3 Dugganite Pb3Zn3Te(As,V,Si)2(O,OH)14 P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m

33.3.6

33.3.6.1 Burnsite! KCdCu7O2(SeO3)2Cl9 P 63/mmc 6/m 2/m 2/m

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