General Graemite Information Chemical Formula: |
CuTeO3•(H2O) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 257.16 gm |
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Copper 24.71 % Cu 30.93 % CuO |
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Tellurium 49.62 % Te 62.06 % TeO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.78 % H 7.01 % H2O |
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Oxygen 24.89 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Cu(TeO3)•(H2O) |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1975 |
Locality: |
Cole Shaft, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named for Richard Graeme, American geologist. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Graemite |
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Graemite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.2656:1:0.2256 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 6.805, b = 25.613, c = 5.78, Z = 10; V = 1,007.43 Den(Calc)= 4.24 |
Crystal System: |
Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: Pcmm |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 6.395(1), 3.434(0.8), 12.803(0.5), |
| Physical Properties of Graemite Cleavage: |
{010} Good |
Color: |
Blue green, Green. |
Density: |
4.13 |
Fracture: |
Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals. |
Hardness: |
3-3.5 - Calcite-Copper Penny |
| Optical Properties of Graemite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.236 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= -0.204 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.2421,KPDmeas= 0.2486,KC= 0.2011 Ncalc = 1.83 - 1.85 Optical Data: |
Biaxial (+), a=1.92, b=1.96, g=2.2, bire=0.2800, 2V(Calc)=50, 2V(Meas)=48.5. |
| Calculated Properties of Graemite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.79 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Graemite =4.24 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.03 |
Boson Index = 0.97 Photoelectric: |
PEGraemite = 181.88 barns/electron |
U=PEGraemite x rElectron Density= 689.72 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Graemite is Not Radioactive | Graemite Classification Dana Class: |
34.02.01.01 (34)Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites |
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(34.02)as A++ XO3 · x(H2O) |
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(34.02.01)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
04.JM.15 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.JM -Tellurites without additional anions, with H2O |
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| Other Graemite Information References: |
PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Graemite : |
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database 2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery 3 - Athena 4 - EUROmin Project 5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris 6 - GeoScienceWorld 7 - Google Images 8 - Google Scholar 9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm) 10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA) 11 - MinDAT 12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch) 13 - Online Mineral Museum 14 - QUT Mineral Atlas 15 - Ruff.Info Search for Graemite using: Visit our Advertisers for Graemite : A Bijoux Google Search for GraemiteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Graemite Cape Minerals Google Search for Graemite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Graemite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Graemite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Graemite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Graemite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Graemite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Graemite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Graemite Ask about Graemite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Graemite Specimen Label here :
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