EMMONSITE


Meaning of EMMONSITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

Fe+++2Te++++3O9·2(H2O)

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 674.52 gm)

Iron 16.56 % Fe

Tellurium 56.75 % Te

Hydrogen 0.60 % H

Oxygen 26.09 % O

Empirical Formula:

Fe3+2Te3O9·2(H2O)

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

[010] Perfect

Color:

yellow or greenish yellow.

Density:

4.52 - 4.53, Average = 4.52

Diaphaniety:

Transparent to Translucent

Habits:

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

Hardness:

2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Luster:

Vitreous - Dull

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