General Denningite Information Chemical Formula: |
(Mn,Zn)Te2O5 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 392.75 gm |
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Manganese 10.49 % Mn 13.55 % MnO |
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Zinc 4.16 % Zn 5.18 % ZnO |
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Tellurium 64.98 % Te 81.27 % TeO2 |
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Oxygen 20.37 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Mn2+0.75Zn0.25Te2O5 |
Environment: |
Hydrothermal Au-Te deposit. |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1962 |
Locality: |
Moctezuma (Bambolla) mine, 12 km south of Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Reynolds McConnell Denning (1916-1967), Professor of Mineralogy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Denningite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 73991 |
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PDF 45-1368 |
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Denningite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.47845 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 8.82, c = 13.04, Z = 8; V = 1,014.41 Den(Calc)= 5.14 |
Crystal System: |
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal DipyramidalH-M Symbol (4/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: P 41/nbc |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 4.42(1), 3.38(0.8), 3.12(0.7), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Denningite Cleavage: |
{001} Perfect |
Color: |
Colorless, Light green. |
Density: |
5.05 |
Diaphaneity: |
Transparent |
Fracture: |
Conchoidal - Fractures developed in brittle materials characterized by smoothly curving surfaces, (e.g. quartz). |
Hardness: |
4 - Fluorite |
Luster: |
Adamantine |
Streak: |
white |
| Optical Properties of Denningite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.056 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.073 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1839,KPDmeas= 0.1871,KC= 0.1982 Ncalc = 2 - 2.02 Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (+), w=1.89, e=2, bire=0.1100. |
| Calculated Properties of Denningite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.38 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Denningite =5.05 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.05 |
Boson Index = 0.95 Photoelectric: |
PEDenningite = 235.24 barns/electron |
U=PEDenningite x rElectron Density=1,029.92 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Denningite is Not Radioactive | Denningite Classification Dana Class: |
34.04.01.01 (34)Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites |
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(34.04)Dana Type |
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(34.04.01)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
04.JK.30 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.J - Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismuthites, Sulfites, |
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04.JK -Tellurites without additional anions, without H2O |
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| Other Denningite Information References: |
NAME( AntBidBlaNic5) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Denningite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Athena 3 - EUROmin Project 4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 5 - GeoScienceWorld 6 - Google Images 7 - Google Scholar 8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 10 - MinDAT 11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 12 - Online Mineral Museum 13 - QUT Mineral Atlas 14 - Ruff.Info 15 - WWW-MINCRYST Search for Denningite using: Visit our Advertisers for Denningite : A Bijoux Google Search for DenningiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Denningite Cape Minerals Google Search for Denningite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Denningite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Denningite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Denningite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Denningite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Denningite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Denningite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Denningite Ask about Denningite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Denningite Specimen Label here :
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