Sonoraite Mineral Data

General Sonoraite Information

Chemical Formula:

Fe+++Te++++O3(OH)•(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 266.47 gm

Iron 20.96 % Fe 29.96 % Fe₂O₃

Tellurium 47.89 % Te 59.89 % TeO₂

Hydrogen 1.13 % H 10.14 % H₂O

Oxygen 30.02 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Fe³⁺TeO₃(OH)•(H₂O)

Environment:

Secondary mineral derived from oxidized, telluride-bearing ores.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1968

Locality:

Moctezuma mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Sonoraite + Pronunciation

Synonym:

ICSD 6310

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Sonoraite Image

Images:

Sonoraite

Comments: Lime green crystalline aggregate of sonoraite.
Location: Joe Shaft, Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona, USA. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Sonoraite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =1.0697:1:0.771

Cell Dimensions:

a = 10.984, b = 10.268, c = 7.917, Z = 8; beta = 108.483° V = 846.85 Den(Calc)= 4.18

Crystal System:

Monoclinic - Prismatic H-M Symbol (2/m) Space Group: P 2₁/c

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

By Intensity(I/I_o): 10.4(1), 3.11(0.8), 4.66(0.8),

Physical Properties of Sonoraite

Color:

Yellow green.

Density:

3.95

Diaphaneity:

Transparent

Habit:

Platy - Sheet forms (e.g. micas).

Habit:

Striated - Parallel lines on crystal surface or cleavage face.

Hardness:

3 - Calcite

Luster:

Vitreous (Glassy)

Optical Properties of Sonoraite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= -0.038 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.019 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2445,KPDmeas= 0.2587,KC= 0.2493
Ncalc = 1.98 - 2.04

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=2.018, b=2.023, g=2.025, bire=0.0070, 2V(Calc)=64, 2V(Meas)=20-25.

Calculated Properties of Sonoraite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.80 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Sonoraite =4.18 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.04
Boson Index = 0.96

Photoelectric:

PE_Sonoraite= 168.54 barns/electron
U=PE_Sonoraite x rElectron Density= 639.80 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Sonoraite Classification

Dana Class:

34.07.01.01 (34)Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites

(34.07)Dana Type

(34.07.01)Dana Group

34.07.01.01 Sonoraite FeTeO3(OH)•(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

Strunz Class:

04.JN.05 04 - OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodate

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

04.JN -Tellurites with additional anions, with H2O

04.JN.05 Sonoraite FeTeO3(OH)•(H2O) P 2₁/c 2/m

Other Sonoraite Information

References:

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

See Also:

Links to other databases for Sonoraite :
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

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Fe+++Te++++O3(OH)•(H2O)
Dana No: 34.07.01.01 Strunz No: 04.JN.05
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