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- 34.8.3.1 Oboyerite Pb6H6(TeO3)3(TeO6)2·2(H2O) P1 or P1 Tri
- IV/K.19-10 Girdite Pb3H2(TeO3)(TeO6) Unk Mono
- IV/K.19-20 Oboyerite Pb6H6(TeO3)3(TeO6)2·2(H2O) P1 or P1 Tri
- IV/K.19-30 Eztlite Pb2Fe6(TeO3)3(TeO6)(OH)10·8(H2O) Unk Mono
General Oboyerite Information |
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 Chemical Formula: |
Pb6H6(Te++++O3)3(Te++++++O6)2·2(H2O) | ||
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 2,259.27 gm | ||
| Tellurium 28.24 % Te 35.32 % TeO2 | |||
| Hydrogen 0.45 % H 3.99 % H2O | |||
| Lead 55.03 % Pb 59.28 % PbO | |||
| Oxygen 16.29 % O | |||
| ______ ______ | |||
| 100.00 % 98.58 % = TOTAL OXIDE | |||
| Empirical Formula: |
Pb6H6(TeO3)3(TeO6)2·2(H2O) | ||
| Environment: |
In an altered, mineralized shale. | ||
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1979 | ||
| Locality: |
Grand Central mine, Tombstone, Arizona, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. | ||
| Name Origin: |
Named for O. (Oliver) Boyer, one of the men who first staked the Grand Central lode claim in the Tombstone district, Arizona, USA. | ||
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Oboyerite Crystallography |
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| Axial Ratios: |
a:b:c =0.8104:1:0.4544 | ||
| Cell Dimensions: |
a = 12.249, b = 15.113, c = 6.868, Z = 2; alpha = 116.45°, beta = 98.58°, gamma = 85.82° V = 1,122.58 Den(Calc)= 6.68 | ||
| Crystal System: |
TriclinicSpace Group: P1 or P1 | ||
| X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 3.04(1), 3.18(0.7), 2.976(0.5), | ||
Physical Properties of Oboyerite |
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| Cleavage: |
[???] Perfect | ||
| Color: |
White, Milky white. | ||
| Density: |
6.4 | ||
| Habit: |
Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters. | ||
| Habit: |
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes. | ||
| Habit: |
Spherical - Spherical, rounded aggregates. | ||
| Hardness: |
1.5 - Between Talc and Gypsum | ||
| Luminescence: |
Non-fluorescent. | ||
| Streak: |
white | ||
Optical Properties of Oboyerite |
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| Gladstone-Dale: |
CI meas= -0.195 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC) CI calc= -0.145 (Poor) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC) KPDcalc= 0.1871,KPDmeas= 0.1953,KC= 0.1634 |
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| Optical Data: |
Biaxial (?), a=2.24, g=2.26, bire=0.0200 | ||
Calculated Properties of Oboyerite |
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| Electron Density: |
relectron=5.59 gm/cc |
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| Fermion Index |
Fermion Index = 0.14425 Boson Index = 0.85575 |
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| Photoelectric: |
PEOboyerite =1,112.17 barns/electron |
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| Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Oboyerite is Not Radioactive |
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Oboyerite Classification |
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| Dana Class: |
34.8.3.1 (34)Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites | ||
| (34.8)Dana Type | |||
| (34.8.3)Dana Group | |||
| Strunz Class: |
IV/K.19-20 IV - Oxides | ||
| IV/K - Complex Tellurides with [TeO6]6-, [TeO3]2- and [TeO4]2- groups | |||
| IV/K.19 - Girdite - Eztlite series | |||
Other Oboyerite Information |
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| References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Dana8) | ||
| See Also: |
Links to other databases for Oboyerite : 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 Search for Oboyerite using: Visit our Advertisers for Oboyerite : Translate Oboyerite Mineral Data : Ask about Oboyerite here : Print or Cut-and-Paste your Oboyerite Specimen Label here :
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