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- 33.3.2.1 Tlalocite Cu10Zn6(TeO3)(TeO4)2Cl(OH)25·27(H2O) Unk. Ortho
- IV/K.16-05 Juabite! (Ca,Fe)Cu10(TeO3)4(AsO4)4(OH)2·4(H2O) P1 1
- IV/K.16-10 Dugganite Pb3Zn3Te(As,V,Si)2(O,OH)14 P 6/mmm 6/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/K.16-12 Kuksite Pb3Zn3TeO6(PO4)2 C mmm 2/m 2/m 2/m
- IV/K.16-15 Cheremnykhite Zn3Pb3TeO6(VO4)2 C mmm,C 222,Cm2m,C mm2 Ortho
- IV/K.16-20 Tlalocite Cu10Zn6(TeO3)(TeO4)2Cl(OH)25·27(H2O) Unk. Ortho
General Tlalocite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu10Zn6(Te++++O3)(Te++++++O4)2Cl(OH)25·27(H2O) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 2,533.64 gm | ||
| Zinc 15.49 % Zn 19.27 % ZnO | |||
| Copper 25.08 % Cu 31.40 % CuO | |||
| Tellurium 15.11 % Te 18.90 % TeO2 | |||
| Hydrogen 3.14 % H 28.09 % H2O | |||
| Chlorine 1.40 % Cl 1.40 % Cl | |||
| - % Cl -0.32 % -O=Cl2 | |||
| Oxygen 39.78 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 98.74 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu10Zn6(TeO3)(TeO4)2Cl(OH)25·27(H2O) | ||
| Environment: |
Secondary copper-zinc mineral. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1975 | ||
| Locality: |
Bambollita mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for Tlaloc, the god of rain in the Toltec and Aztec civilizations, in allusion to its high water content. | ||
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Tlalocite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.8396:1:0.6039 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 16.78, b = 19.985, c = 12.069, Z = 4; V = 4,047.32 Den(Calc)= 4.16 | ||
| Crystal System: |
OrthorhombicSpace Group: Unk. | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 4.201(1), 16.787(1), 8.394(0.8), | ||
Physical Properties of Tlalocite |
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| Color: |
Blue, Capri blue. | ||
| Density: |
4.55 | ||
| Fracture: |
Sectile - Curved shavings or scrapings produced by a knife blade, (e.g. graphite). | ||
| Habit: |
Encrustations - Forms crust-like aggregates on matrix. | ||
| Hardness: |
1 - Talc | ||
| Streak: |
light blue | ||
Optical Properties of Tlalocite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.219 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= 0.146 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1894,KPDmeas= 0.1732,KC= 0.2217 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (-), a=1.758, b=1.796, g=1.81, bire=0.0520, 2V(Calc)=60, 2V(Meas)=64. | ||
| Pleochroism (x): |
yellowish green. | ||
| Pleochroism (y): |
bluish green. | ||
| Pleochroism (z): |
bluish green. | ||
Calculated Properties of Tlalocite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=4.03 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.01861 Boson Index = 0.98139 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PETlalocite = 66.66 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Tlalocite is Not Radioactive |
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Tlalocite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
33.3.2.1 (33)Selenates and Tellurates | ||
| (33.3)with other anion groups | |||
| (33.3.2)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IV/K.16-20 IV - Oxides | ||
| IV/K - Complex Tellurides with [TeO6]6-, [TeO3]2- and [TeO4]2- groups | |||
| IV/K.16 - Dugganite - Tlalocite | |||
Other Tlalocite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Tlalocite : 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 Tlalocite using: Visit our Advertisers for Tlalocite : Translate Tlalocite Mineral Data : Ask about Tlalocite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Tlalocite Specimen Label here :
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