Teineite Mineral Data

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General Teineite Information

Chemical Formula:

CuTeO3·2(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 275.17 gm

Copper 23.09 % Cu 28.91 % CuO

Tellurium 46.37 % Te 58.00 % TeO₂

Hydrogen 1.47 % H 13.09 % H₂O

Oxygen 29.07 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Cu(TeO₃)·2(H₂O)

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1939

Locality:

Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Synonym:

ICSD 100418

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Teineite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.6895:1:0.7729

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.63, b = 9.615, c = 7.432, Z = 4; V = 473.77 Den(Calc)= 3.86

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - DisphenoidalH-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: P 2₁2₁2₁

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.45(1), 5.45(0.9), 3.06(0.8),

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Effenberger H , Tschermaks Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen , 24 (1977) p.287-298, Verfeinerung der kristallstruktur von synthetischem teineit CuTeO3*2(H2O), Note: Synthetic sample.

Physical Properties of Teineite

Cleavage:

[001] Distinct, [100] Indistinct

Color:

Blue gray, Sky blue, Dark blue.

Density:

3.8

Fracture:

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

Hardness:

2.5 - Finger Nail

Streak:

bluish white

Optical Properties of Teineite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.024 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.039 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2021,KPDmeas= 0.2053,KC= 0.2102

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.767, b=1.782, g=1.791, bire=0.0240, 2V(Calc)=74, 2V(Meas)=36.

Calculated Properties of Teineite

Electron Density:

r_electron=3.45 gm/cc
note: r_Teineite=3.80 gm/cc.

Fermion Index

Fermion Index = 0.03719
Boson Index = 0.96281

Photoelectric:

PE_Teineite= 167.36 barns/electron
U=PE_Teineite x r_electron= 577.78 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)

Teineite is Not Radioactive

Teineite Classification

Dana Class:

34.2.2.2 (34)Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites

(34.2)as A++ XO3 · x(H2O)

(34.2.2)Dana Group

34.2.2.1 Chalcomenite CuSeO3·2(H2O) P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

34.2.2.2 Teineite CuTeO3·2(H2O) P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

Strunz Class:

IV/K.06-20 IV - Oxides

IV/K - Sulfides, selenides, tellurides with [XO3]2- groups and related structures

IV/K.06 - Chalcomenite - Cesbronite series

IV/K.06-10 Chalcomenite CuSeO3·2(H2O) P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

IV/K.06-20 Teineite CuTeO3·2(H2O) P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

IV/K.06-30 Cesbronite Cu5(TeO3)2(OH)6·2(H2O) P bcn 2/m 2/m 2/m

IV/K.06-30* Cesbronite-x Cu5(TeO3)2(OH)6·2(H2O) P bcn 2/m 2/m 2/m

Other Teineite 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 Teineite :
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 - WWW-MINCRYST 13 -École des Mines de Paris

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Teineite

CuTeO3·2(H2O)
Dana No: 34.2.2.2 Strunz No: IV/K.06-20
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