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Frankhawthorneite

frankhawthorneite

Cu2Te⁶⁺O4(OH)2

Frankhawthorneite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Frankhawthorneite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Frankhawthorneite Cu2Te6+O4(OH)2 is a monoclinic copper tellurate mineral (space group P21/n) named after Prof. Frank Christopher Hawthorne (born 1946), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. It was discovered at Centennial Eureka Mine, Tintic District, East Tintic Mountains, Juab County, Utah, in 1995. It has a leaf green color.

Scientific references

  1. Frankhawthorneite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q267999 Link
  2. Frankhawthorneite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankhawthorneite Link