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- 34.8.5.1 Eztlite Pb2Fe6(TeO3)3(TeO6)(OH)10·8(H2O) Unk Mono
- IV/K.19-10 Girdite Pb3H2(TeO3)(TeO6) Unk Mono
- IV/K.19-20 Oboyerite Pb6H6(TeO3)3(TeO6)2·2(H2O) P1 or P1 Tri
- IV/K.19-30 Eztlite Pb2Fe6(TeO3)3(TeO6)(OH)10·8(H2O) Unk Mono
General Eztlite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Pb2Fe+++6(Te++++O3)3(Te++++++O6)(OH)10·8(H2O) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 1,814.07 gm | ||
| Iron 18.47 % Fe 26.41 % Fe2O3 | |||
| Tellurium 28.14 % Te 35.19 % TeO2 | |||
| Hydrogen 1.44 % H 12.91 % H2O | |||
| Lead 22.84 % Pb 24.61 % PbO | |||
| Oxygen 29.10 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 99.12 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Pb2Fe3+6(TeO3)3(TeO6)(OH)10·8(H2O) | ||
| Environment: |
Oxidation zone associated with other Te-bearing minerals. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1982 | ||
| Locality: |
Noctezuma mine, ("La Bambolla"). Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named from the Nahua "eztli," blood, in allusion to the color of the mineral. | ||
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Eztlite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.6797:1:2.1198 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 6.58, b = 9.68, c = 20.52, Z = 2; beta = 90.25° V = 1,307.00 Den(Calc)= 4.61 | ||
| Crystal System: |
MonoclinicSpace Group: Unk | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.289(1), 3.426(1), 4.037(0.9), | ||
Physical Properties of Eztlite |
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| Cleavage: |
[001] Good | ||
| Color: |
Blood red. | ||
| Density: |
4.5 | ||
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. | ||
| Habit: |
Druse - Crystal growth in a cavity which results in numerous crystal tipped surfaces. | ||
| Hardness: |
3 - Calcite | ||
| Streak: |
orange | ||
Optical Properties of Eztlite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.104 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.077 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2484,KPDmeas= 0.2544,KC= 0.2305 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (?), a=2.14, g=2.15, bire=0.0100 | ||
| Pleochroism (x): |
none. | ||
| Pleochroism (y): |
none. | ||
| Pleochroism (z): |
none. | ||
Calculated Properties of Eztlite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=4.16 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.07702 Boson Index = 0.92298 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEEztlite = 490.58 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Eztlite is Not Radioactive |
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Eztlite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
34.8.5.1 (34)Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites | ||
| (34.8)Dana Type | |||
| (34.8.5)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IV/K.19-30 IV - Oxides | ||
| IV/K - Complex Tellurides with [TeO6]6-, [TeO3]2- and [TeO4]2- groups | |||
| IV/K.19 - Girdite - Eztlite series | |||
Other Eztlite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Eztlite : 1 -Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 -Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 -Google Images 5 -Google Scholar 6 -Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 7 -MinDAT 8 -MinMax(Deutsch) 9 -MinMax(English) 10 -Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 11 -QUT Mineral Atlas 12 -École des Mines de Paris Search for Eztlite using: Visit our Advertisers for Eztlite : Translate Eztlite Mineral Data : Ask about Eztlite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Eztlite Specimen Label here :
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