Khinite Mineral Data

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General Khinite Information

Chemical Formula:

PbCu++3Te++++++O6(OH)2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 655.45 gm

Copper 29.09 % Cu 36.41 % CuO

Tellurium 19.47 % Te 24.35 % TeO₂

Hydrogen 0.31 % H 2.75 % H₂O

Lead 31.61 % Pb 34.05 % PbO

Oxygen 19.53 % O

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100.00 % 97.56 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

PbCu₃(TeO₆)(OH)₂

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1978

Locality:

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Khinite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.5749:1:2.4

Cell Dimensions:

a = 5.74, b = 9.983, c = 23.96, Z = 8; V = 1,372.97 Den(Calc)= 6.34

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DipyramidalH-M Symbol (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space Group: F ddd

$Help on X Ray Diffraction:$ X Ray Diffraction:

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.491(1), 3.451(0.9), 4.866(0.8),

Physical Properties of Khinite

Cleavage:

[001] Distinct

Color:

Dark green.

Density:

6.5 - 7, Average = 6.75

Fracture:

Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.

Hardness:

3.5 - Copper Penny

Streak:

green

Optical Properties of Khinite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= -0.076 (Fair) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.1781,KPDmeas= 0.1673,KC= 0.1655

Optical Data:

Biaxial (+), a=2.11, b=2.112, g=2.165, bire=0.0550, 2V(Calc)=24, 2V(Meas)=20.

Calculated Properties of Khinite

Electron Density:

r_electron=5.91 gm/cc
note: r_Khinite=6.75 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.08551
Boson Index = 0.91449

Photoelectric:

PE_Khinite= 636.34 barns/electron
U=PE_Khinite x r_electron=3,761.53 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Khinite is Not Radioactive

Khinite Classification

Dana Class:

33.1.3.1 (33)Selenates and Tellurates

(33.1)as A+ (B++)m XO4 Zq

(33.1.3)Dana Group

33.1.3.1 Khinite PbCu3TeO6(OH)2 F ddd 2/m 2/m 2/m

Strunz Class:

IV/K.15-40 IV - Oxides

IV/K - Complex Tellurides with [TeO6]6-, [TeO3]2- and [TeO4]2- groups

IV/K.15 - Yafsoanite - Cuzticite series

IV/K.15-10 Frankhawthorneite Cu2TeO4(OH)2 P 2₁/n 2/m

IV/K.15-12 Xocomecatlite Cu3TeO4(OH)4 Unk Ortho

IV/K.15-15 Mcalpineite Cu3TeO6·(H2O) Unk Cubic

IV/K.15-16 Jensenite Cu3TeO6·2(H2O) P 2₁/n 2/m

IV/K.15-18 Leisingite! Cu(Mg,Cu,Fe,Zn)2TeO6·6(H2O) P 31m 3 2/m

IV/K.15-19 Utahite! Cu5Zn3(TeO4)4(OH)8·7(H2O) P1 or P1 Tri

IV/K.15-20 Cuzticite Fe2TeO6·3(H2O) Unk Hex

IV/K.15-30 Yafsoanite Ca3Te2Zn3O12 I a3d 4/m 3 2/m

IV/K.15-40 Khinite PbCu3TeO6(OH)2 F ddd 2/m 2/m 2/m

IV/K.15-50 Parakhinite Cu3PbTeO4(OH)6 P 6₂22 or P 6₄22 6 2 2

IV/K.15-60 Montanite Bi2TeO6·2(H2O) Mono

Other Khinite 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 Khinite :
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

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Khinite

PbCu++3Te++++++O6(OH)2
Dana No: 33.1.3.1 Strunz No: IV/K.15-40
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