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- 33.1.3.1 Khinite PbCu3TeO6(OH)2 F ddd 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/K.15-10 Frankhawthorneite Cu2TeO4(OH)2 P 21/n 2/m
- IV/K.15-12 Xocomecatlite Cu3TeO4(OH)4 Unk Ortho
- IV/K.15-15 Mcalpineite Cu3TeO6·(H2O) Unk Cubic
- IV/K.15-16 Jensenite Cu3TeO6·2(H2O) P 21/n 2/m
- IV/K.15-18 Leisingite! Cu(Mg,Cu,Fe,Zn)2TeO6·6(H2O) P 31m 3 2/m
- IV/K.15-19 Utahite! Cu5Zn3(TeO4)4(OH)8·7(H2O) P1 or P1 Tri
- IV/K.15-20 Cuzticite Fe2TeO6·3(H2O) Unk Hex
- IV/K.15-30 Yafsoanite Ca3Te2Zn3O12 I a3d 4/m 3 2/m
- IV/K.15-40 Khinite PbCu3TeO6(OH)2 F ddd 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/K.15-50 Parakhinite Cu3PbTeO4(OH)6 P 6222 or P 6422 6 2 2
- IV/K.15-60 Montanite Bi2TeO6·2(H2O) Mono
General Khinite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
PbCu++3Te++++++O6(OH)2 | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 655.45 gm | ||
| Copper 29.09 % Cu 36.41 % CuO | |||
| Tellurium 19.47 % Te 24.35 % TeO2 | |||
| Hydrogen 0.31 % H 2.75 % H2O | |||
| Lead 31.61 % Pb 34.05 % PbO | |||
| Oxygen 19.53 % O | |||
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| 100.00 % 97.56 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
PbCu3(TeO6)(OH)2 | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1978 | ||
| Locality: |
Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
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Khinite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.5749:1:2.4 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.74, b = 9.983, c = 23.96, Z = 8; V = 1,372.97 Den(Calc)= 6.34 | ||
| Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: F ddd | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.491(1), 3.451(0.9), 4.866(0.8), | ||
Physical Properties of Khinite |
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| Cleavage: |
[001] Distinct | ||
| Color: |
Dark green. | ||
| Density: |
6.5 - 7, Average = 6.75 | ||
| Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. | ||
| Hardness: |
3.5 - Copper Penny | ||
| Streak: |
green | ||
Optical Properties of Khinite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.076 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1781,KPDmeas= 0.1673,KC= 0.1655 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+), a=2.11, b=2.112, g=2.165, bire=0.0550, 2V(Calc)=24, 2V(Meas)=20. | ||
Calculated Properties of Khinite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=5.91 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.08551 Boson Index = 0.91449 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEKhinite = 636.34 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Khinite is Not Radioactive |
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Khinite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
33.1.3.1 (33)Selenates and Tellurates | ||
| (33.1)as A+ (B++)m XO4 Zq | |||
| (33.1.3)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IV/K.15-40 IV - Oxides | ||
| IV/K - Complex Tellurides with [TeO6]6-, [TeO3]2- and [TeO4]2- groups | |||
| IV/K.15 - Yafsoanite - Cuzticite series | |||
Other Khinite Information |
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| References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Khinite : 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 Khinite using: Visit our Advertisers for Khinite : Translate Khinite Mineral Data : Ask about Khinite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Khinite Specimen Label here :
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