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General Blakeite Information

Help on Chemical Formula: Chemical Formula: Fe2(TeO3)3
Help on Composition: Composition: Molecular Weight = 638.49 gm
   Iron       17.49 %  Fe   25.01 % Fe2O3
   Tellurium  59.95 %  Te   74.99 % TeO2
   Oxygen     22.55 %  O
             ______        ______ 
             100.00 %      100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Help on Empirical Formula: Empirical Formula: Fe3+2(TeO3)3
Help on Environment: Environment: An inadequately described species. Probably a mixture of tellurite and goethite.
Help on IMA Status: IMA Status: Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1944
Help on Locality: Locality: Mohawk mine, Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Help on Name Origin: Name Origin: Named for William P. Blake (1826-1910), a pioneer geologist and mineralogist of the American southwest.
Help on Name Pronunciation: Name Pronunciation: Blakeite Say BLAKEITE