Fairbankite Mineral Data

Fairbankite Mineral Data
Search Webmineral :
   
Home Crystal jmol jPOWD Chem X Ray Dana Strunz Properties A to Z Images       News Help About


Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals
[Fine Minerals] [What's New] [Mineral Galleries] [My Collection] [Mineral Auctions]
Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals
Full-time professional mineral dealer with over 31 years experience in mineral collecting
And 15 years selling mineral specimens on the internet and at major mineral shows


General Fairbankite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: PbTe++++O3
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 382.80 gm
   Tellurium  33.33 %  Te   41.69 % TeO2
   Lead       54.13 %  Pb   58.31 % PbO
   Oxygen     12.54 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Pb(TeO3)
Help on Environment: Environment: Secondary mineral associated with oxidation of lead and telluride-bearing sulfides.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Approved IMA 1979
Help on Locality: Locality: Grand Central mine, Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for N. K. Fairbank.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Fairbankite + Pronunciation Say FAIRBANKITE
 

Fairbankite Image

Click Here for Larger Fairbankite Image in a New Browser Window Images:
Click Here for Larger Fairbankite Image

Fairbankite   Jarosite

Comments: Colorless to white crystals of fairbankite with orangish brown jarosite.
Location: Tombstone, Tombstone District, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA. Scale: Picture size 1.5 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Fairbankite Crystallography
Help on Axial Ratios: Axial Ratios: a:b:c =1.0984:1:0.9789
Help on Cell Dimensions: Cell Dimensions: a = 7.81, b = 7.11, c = 6.96, Z = 4; alpha = 117.2°, beta = 93.78°, gamma = 93.4° V = 342.39 Den(Calc)= 7.43
Help on Crystal System: Crystal System: Triclinic - PinacoidalH-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1
Help on X Ray Diffraction: X Ray Diffraction: By Intensity(I/Io): 3.265(1), 3.098(0.6), 3.148(0.6),
 

Physical Properties of Fairbankite

Help on Cleavage: Cleavage: {???} Indistinct
Help on Color: Color: Colorless.
Help on Density: Density: 7.45
Help on Diaphaneity: Diaphaneity: Transparent
Help on Fracture: Fracture: Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.
Help on Hardness: Hardness: 2 - Gypsum
Help on Luster: Luster: Adamantine - Resinous
Help on Streak: Streak: white
 

Optical Properties of Fairbankite

Help on Gladstone-Dale: Gladstone-Dale: CI meas= -0.09 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.09 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1758,KPDmeas= 0.1758,KC= 0.1614
Ncalc = 2.2
Help on Optical Data: Optical Data: Biaxial (?), a=2.29, b=2.31, g=2.33, bire=0.0400, 2V(Calc)=88, 2V(Meas)=86.
 

Calculated Properties of Fairbankite

Help on Electron Density: Electron Density: Bulk Density (Electron Density)=6.15 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Fairbankite =7.45 gm/cc.
Help on Fermion Index: Fermion Index: Fermion Index = 0.14
Boson Index = 0.86
Help on Photoelectric: Photoelectric: PEFairbankite =1,130.45 barns/electron
U=PEFairbankite x rElectron Density=6,952.23 barns/cc.
Help on Radioactivity: Radioactivity: GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Fairbankite is Not Radioactive
 

Fairbankite Classification
Help on Dana Class: Dana Class: 34.01.02.01 (34)Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites
  (34.01)as A++ XO3
  (34.01.02)Dana Group
 
34.01.02.01 Fairbankite PbTeO3 P1 1
Help on Strunz Class: Strunz Class: 04.JK.50 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate
  04.J - Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismuthites, Sulfites,
  04.JK -Tellurites without additional anions, without H2O
 
04.JK.50 Fairbankite PbTeO3 P1 1
 

Other Fairbankite Information
Help on References: References: PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)
Help on See Also: See Also: Links to other databases for Fairbankite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - Google Images
6 - Google Scholar
7 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
9 - MinDAT
10 - MinMax(Deutsch)
11 - MinMax(English)
12 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info

Search for Fairbankite using:

Google
 
Web webmineral.com
[ALTAVISTA] [AOL] [All-The-Web] [HotBot] [Ixquick] [MAMMA] [MSN.COM] [Netscape] [Scirus] [Teoma] [Wikipedia] [YAHOO]

Visit our Advertisers for Fairbankite :

AA Mineral Specimens

B & L Fine Minerals

Crystalarium.com

Dan Weinrich Fine Minerals

Dan Weinrich Auctions

Dakota Matrix

Desert Winds Gems and Minerals

Excalibur Minerals

Exceptional Minerals

Fabre Minerals

Heliodor

John Betts Fine Minerals

Mason's Minerals

Mineral News

Mineral of the Month Club

Wrights Rock Shop

Translate Fairbankite Mineral Data :

Ask about Fairbankite here :
Ask-A-Mineralogist from the Mineralogical Society of America
Mindat.org's Discussion Groups
Original Rockhounds Discussion Group
Rockhounds Discussion Group on Yahoo Groups
Mineral Discussion Forum from Fabre Minerals - also available in Espaņol

Print or Cut-and-Paste your Fairbankite Specimen Label here :

Fairbankite

PbTe++++O3
Dana No: 34.01.02.01 Strunz No: 04.JK.50
Locality:

 

Notes: