General Parakhinite Information Chemical Formula: |
Cu++3PbTe++++++O4(OH)6 |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 691.48 gm |
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Copper 27.57 % Cu 34.51 % CuO |
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Tellurium 18.45 % Te 23.08 % TeO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.87 % H 7.82 % H2O |
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Lead 29.96 % Pb 32.28 % PbO |
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Oxygen 23.14 % O |
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100.00 % 97.69 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
Empirical Formula: |
Cu3PbTeO4(OH)6 |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1978 |
Locality: |
Emerald mine, Tombstone, Arizona, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
Named in allusion to its dimorphous relationship to khinite. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Parakhinite + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
ICSD 81604 |
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Parakhinite Crystallography Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:3.1215 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 5.753, c = 17.958, Z = 3; V = 514.73 Den(Calc)= 6.69 |
Crystal System: |
Hexagonal - TrapezohedralH-M Symbol (6 2 2) Space Group: P 6222 or P 6422 |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 2.49(1), 3.336(1), 4.8(0.8), |
Crystal Structure:
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| Physical Properties of Parakhinite Color: |
Dark green. |
Density: |
6.5 - 6.7, Average = 6.6 |
Habit: |
Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form. |
Habit: |
Hexagonal - Six-sided crystal shape in cross-section or habit. |
Habit: |
Tabular - Form dimensions are thin in one direction. |
Hardness: |
3.5 - Copper Penny |
Streak: |
green |
| Optical Properties of Parakhinite Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= 0.013 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) |
CI calc= 0.026 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.17,KPDmeas= 0.1723,KC= 0.1746 Ncalc = 2.13 - 2.17 Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (-), e=2.12, w=2.155, bire=0.0350. |
| Calculated Properties of Parakhinite Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.86 gm/cc |
note: Specific Gravity of Parakhinite =6.60 gm/cc. Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.08 |
Boson Index = 0.92 Photoelectric: |
PEParakhinite = 594.91 barns/electron |
U=PEParakhinite x rElectron Density=3,486.43 barns/cc. Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) |
Parakhinite is Not Radioactive | Parakhinite Classification Dana Class: |
33.02.04.01 (33)Selenates and Tellurates |
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(33.02)as A+ (B++)m XO6 Zq · x(H2O) where x can equal 0 |
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(33.02.04)Dana Group |
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Strunz Class: |
04.FD.30 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate |
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04.F - Hydroxides (without V or U) |
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04.FD -Hydroxides with OH, without H2O; chains of edge-sharing octahedra |
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| Other Parakhinite Information References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Dana8) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Parakhinite : |
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 Parakhinite using: Visit our Advertisers for Parakhinite : A Bijoux Google Search for ParakhiniteAdam's Minerals Google Search for Parakhinite Cape Minerals Google Search for Parakhinite Dakota Matrix Minerals Google Search for Parakhinite Excalibur Mineral Corp. Google Search for Parakhinite Exceptional Minerals Google Search for Parakhinite John Betts Fine Minerals Search for Parakhinite McDougall Minerals Google Search for Parakhinite Mineral News Website Link Rock and Mineral Shows Google Search for Parakhinite Weinrich Minerals, Inc. Google Search for Parakhinite Ask about Parakhinite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Parakhinite Specimen Label here :
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