Emmonsite Mineral Data

General Emmonsite Information

Chemical Formula:

Fe+++2Te++++3O9•2(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 674.52 gm

Iron 16.56 % Fe 23.67 % Fe₂O₃

Tellurium 56.75 % Te 70.98 % TeO₂

Hydrogen 0.60 % H 5.34 % H₂O

Oxygen 26.09 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Fe³⁺₂Te₃O₉•2(H₂O)

Environment:

Secondary mineral formed by oxidation of Tellurium bearing minerals.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1885

Locality:

Tombstone, Tombstone District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for S. F. Emmons

Name Pronunciation:

Emmonsite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

Durdenite

ICSD 9259

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Emmonsite Image

Images:

Emmonsite

Comments: Quartz with small blebs of pea green emmonsite.
Location: Barrbolla Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Scale: Bleb size 2 mm.
© John Veevaert

Images:

Schmitterite Emmonsite

Comments: Yellow schmitterite with green emmonsite.
Location: Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Scale: Picture size 4 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Images:

Emmonsite

Comments: Green, mossy emmonsite on matrix..
Location: Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Scale: Picture size 5 mm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Emmonsite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.982:1:0.9437

Cell Dimensions:

a = 7.874, b = 8.018, c = 7.567, Z = 2; alpha = 95.6°, beta = 94.3°, gamma = 84.7° V = 472.09 Den(Calc)= 4.74

Crystal System:

Triclinic - Pinacoidal H-M Symbol ( 1) Space Group: P1

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.14(1), 2.52(0.9), 2.87(0.9),

Physical Properties of Emmonsite

Cleavage:

{010} Perfect

Color:

Yellow, Greenish yellow.

Density:

4.52 - 4.53, Average = 4.52

Diaphaneity:

Transparent to Translucent

Habit:

Mammillary - Larger "breast-like" rounded forms resembling botryoidal (e.g. malachite).

Hardness:

2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous - Dull

Optical Properties of Emmonsite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.011 (Superior) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.055 (Good) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2224,KPDmeas= 0.2329,KC= 0.2354
Ncalc = 2.06 - 2.12

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.962, b=2.09, g=2.1-2.12, bire=0.1380-0.1580, 2V(Calc)=28-48, 2V(Meas)=23. Dispersion relatively strong.

Calculated Properties of Emmonsite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=4.03 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Emmonsite =4.53 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.04
Boson Index = 0.96

Photoelectric:

PE_Emmonsite= 201.19 barns/electron
U=PE_Emmonsite x rElectron Density= 809.82 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units)
Emmonsite is Not Radioactive

Emmonsite Classification

Dana Class:

34.03.03.01 (34)Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites

(34.03)Dana Type

(34.03.03)Dana Group

34.03.03.01 Emmonsite Fe2Te3O9•2(H2O) P1 1

Strunz Class:

04.JM.10 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.J - Arsenites, Antimonites, Bismuthites, Sulfites,

04.JM -Tellurites without additional anions, with H2O

04.JM.10 Emmonsite Fe2Te3O9•2(H2O) P1 1

Other Emmonsite 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 Emmonsite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Amethyst Galleries' Mineral Gallery
3 - Athena
4 - EUROmin Project
5 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
6 - GeoScienceWorld
7 - Glendale Community College
8 - Google Images
9 - Google Scholar
10 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
11 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
12 - MinDAT
13 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
14 - Online Mineral Museum
15 - QUT Mineral Atlas
16 - Ruff.Info

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Emmonsite

Fe+++2Te++++3O9•2(H2O)
Dana No: 34.03.03.01 Strunz No: 04.JM.10
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