Teineite Mineral Data

General Teineite Information

Chemical Formula:

CuTeO3•2(H2O)

Composition:

Molecular Weight = 275.17 gm

Copper 23.09 % Cu 28.91 % CuO

Tellurium 46.37 % Te 58.00 % TeO₂

Hydrogen 1.47 % H 13.09 % H₂O

Oxygen 29.07 % O

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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE

Empirical Formula:

Cu(TeO₃)•2(H₂O)

Environment:

Secondary mineral formed by oxidation of copper- and tellurium-bearing sulfides.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1939

Locality:

Teine mine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, and in the Kawazu mine, three km north of Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.

Name Origin:

Named for the locality.

Name Pronunciation:

Teineite

Synonym:

ICSD 100418

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Teineite

Comments: Green teineite on matrix.
Location: Salm Chateau, Vielsalm, Belgium. Scale: Picture Size 4mm.
© Thomas Witzke

Teineite Crystallography

Axial Ratios:

a:b:c =0.6895:1:0.7729

Cell Dimensions:

a = 6.63, b = 9.615, c = 7.432, Z = 4; V = 473.77 Den(Calc)= 3.86

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic - Disphenoidal H-M Symbol (2 2 2) Space Group: P 2₁2₁2₁

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By Intensity(I/I_o): 3.45(1), 5.45(0.9), 3.06(0.8),

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Physical Properties of Teineite

Cleavage:

{001} Distinct, {100} Indistinct

Color:

Blue gray, Sky blue, Dark blue.

Density:

3.8

Fracture:

Brittle - Generally displayed by glasses and most non-metallic minerals.

Hardness:

2.5 - Finger Nail

Streak:

bluish white

Optical Properties of Teineite

Gladstone-Dale:

CI meas= 0.024 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDmeas/KC)
CI calc= 0.039 (Excellent) - where the CI = (1-KPDcalc/KC)
KPDcalc= 0.2021,KPDmeas= 0.2053,KC= 0.2102
Ncalc = 1.8 - 1.81

Optical Data:

Biaxial (-), a=1.767, b=1.782, g=1.791, bire=0.0240, 2V(Calc)=74, 2V(Meas)=36.

Calculated Properties of Teineite

Electron Density:

Bulk Density (Electron Density)=3.45 gm/cc
note: Specific Gravity of Teineite =3.80 gm/cc.

Fermion Index:

Fermion Index = 0.03
Boson Index = 0.97

Photoelectric:

PE_Teineite= 167.36 barns/electron
U=PE_Teineite x rElectron Density= 577.78 barns/cc.

Radioactivity:

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

Teineite Classification

Dana Class:

34.02.02.02 (34)Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites

(34.02)as A++ XO3 ï¿½ x(H2O)

(34.02.02)Chalcomenite Group (Orthorhombic)

34.02.02.01 Chalcomenite CuSeO3•2(H2O) P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

34.02.02.02 Teineite CuTeO3•2(H2O) P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

Strunz Class:

04.JM.20 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.20 Teineite CuTeO3•2(H2O) P 2₁2₁2₁ 2 2 2

Other Teineite Information

References:

NAME( AntBidBlaNic5) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990)

See Also:

Links to other databases for Teineite :
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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CuTeO3•2(H2O)
Dana No: 34.02.02.02 Strunz No: 04.JM.20
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