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Rajite Mineral Data
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General Rajite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CuTe++++2O5 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 398.74 gm |
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Copper 15.94 % Cu 19.95 % CuO |
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Tellurium 64.00 % Te 80.05 % TeO2 |
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Oxygen 20.06 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CuTe2O5 |
| Environment: |
Rhyolite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1979 |
| Locality: |
Lone Pine, Catron County, New Mexico. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named after Robert Allen Jenkins (RAJ-ite), a mineralogist who first recognized the species. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Rajite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 2542 |
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PDF 33-494 |
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