GIRDITE


Meaning of GIRDITE in English

General Information:

Chemical Formula:

Pb3H2(Te++++O3)(Te++++++O6)

Composition:

(Molecular Weight = 1,022.81 gm)

Tellurium 24.95 % Te

Hydrogen 0.20 % H

Lead 60.77 % Pb

Oxygen 14.08 % O

Empirical Formula:

Pb3H2(TeO3)(TeO6)

Environment:

Secondary tellurate.

IMA Status:

Approved IMA 1979

Locality:

Grand Central mine, Tombstone, Arizona, USA.

Name Origin:

Named for Richard Gird (1836-1910), mining engineer and assayer, who made the first rich silver assays and helped open up the Tombstone district.

Physical Properties:

Color:

white or lemon white.

Density:

5.5

Diaphaniety:

Translucent

Habits:

Spherical - Spherical, rounded aggregates., ,

Hardness:

2 - Gypsum

Luminescence:

Non-fluorescent.

Streak:

white

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