Paratellurite Mineral Data

General Paratellurite Information

Chemical Formula:

TeO2

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 159.60 gm

Tellurium 79.95 % Te 100.00 % TeO₂

Oxygen 20.05 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

TeO₂

Environment:

Oxidized zone of a telluride-bearing ore deposit.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1960

Locality:

Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for it's dimorphous relationship with tellurite.

Name Pronunciation:

Paratellurite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 202792

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Paratellurite Image

Images:

Paratellurite

Comments: Light yellow crystals of paratellurite in quartz.
Location: Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Scale: Picture size 3 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Paratellurite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:c = 1:1.58274

Cell Dimensions:

a = 4.81, c = 7.613, Z = 4; V = 176.14 Den(Calc)= 6.02

Crystal System:

Tetragonal - Trapezohedral H-M Symbol (4 2 2) Space Group: P 4₁2₁2,P 4₃2₁2

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 2.988(1), 3.404(0.86), 1.873(0.55),

Physical Properties of Paratellurite

Color:

Grayish white.

Density:

5.6

Diaphaneity:

Opaque

Hardness:

1 - Talc

Luster:

Resinous

Streak:

white

Optical Properties of Paratellurite

Optical Data:

NCalc= 2.21 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.201) where Ncalc=Dcalc*KC+1
NCalc= 2.13 - from Gladstone-Dale relationship (KC = 0.201) where Ncalc=Dmeas*KC+1

Calculated Properties of Paratellurite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=5.13 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Paratellurite =6.02 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.06
Boson Index = 0.94

Photoelectric:

PE_{Paratellurite}= 287.88 barns/electron
U=PE_{Paratellurite} x rElectron Density=1,476.76 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Paratellurite Classification

Dana Class:

04.04.03.02 (04)Simple Oxides

(04.04)with a cation charge of 4+ (A++++ O2)

(04.04.03)Dana Group

04.04.03.01 Downeyite SeO2 P 4/mbc 4/m 2/m 2/m

04.04.03.02 Paratellurite TeO2 P 4₁2₁2,P 4₃2₁2 4 2 2

Strunz Class:

04.DE.25 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

04.D - Metal:Oxygen = 1:2 and similar

04.DE -With medium-sized cations; with various polyhedra

04.DE.25 Paratellurite TeO2 P 4₁2₁2,P 4₃2₁2 4 2 2

Other Paratellurite Information

References:

NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Paratellurite :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
15 - WWW-MINCRYST

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Paratellurite

TeO2
Dana No: 04.04.03.02 Strunz No: 04.DE.25
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