TENORITE


Meaning of TENORITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

CuO

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 79.55 gm)

Copper 79.89 % Cu

Oxygen 20.11 % O

Empirical Formula:

CuO

Environment:

Secondary copper mineral.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1960

Locality:

Bisbee, Arizona, USA.

Name Origin:

Named after the Italian botanist, M. Tenor (1781-1861).

Physical Properties:

Cleavage:

None

Color:

black or steel gray.

Density:

6.5

Diaphaniety:

Opaque

Habits:

Scaly - Morphology like fish scales., Earthy - Dull, clay-like texture with no visible crystalline affinities, (e.g. howlite)., Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses.

Hardness:

3.5-4 - Copper Penny-Flourite

Luminescence:

None.

Luster:

Earthy (Dull)

Streak:

black

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