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Denningite (Denningit)

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Denningit
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Denningit
Denningit mit Tellurit. Größe: 5,5 x 4,3 x 2,2 cm, Fundort: Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexiko
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky; Contribution: thdun5
Location: Mexiko/Sonora/Moctezuma, Municipio/Moctezuma/Bambolla Mine (Moctezuma Mine)
Mineral: Denningite
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Denningit

Denningit mit Tellurit. Größe: 5,5 x 4,3 x 2,2 cm, Fundort: Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexiko
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky
Contribution: thdun5 2010-04-20
Locality: Bambolla Mine (Moctezuma Mine) / Moctezuma / Moctezuma, Municipio / Sonora / Mexiko
Denningit
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Denningit
Bildbreite: 44 mm; Fundort: Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Municipio Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexiko
Copyright: Rock Currier; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: Mexiko/Sonora/Moctezuma, Municipio/Moctezuma/Bambolla Mine (Moctezuma Mine)
Mineral: Denningite
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Denningit

Bildbreite: 44 mm; Fundort: Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Municipio Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexiko
Copyright: Rock Currier
Contribution: slugslayer 2010-10-10
Locality: Bambolla Mine (Moctezuma Mine) / Moctezuma / Moctezuma, Municipio / Sonora / Mexiko
Paratellurit (beige),Denningit (grünlich),Tellurit (gelb)
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Paratellurit (beige),Denningit (grünlich),Tellurit (gelb)
Bambolla Mine,Moctezuma/Mexico; Bildbreite ca.1cm
Copyright: Haubi; Contribution: Haubi
Collection: Haubi
Location: Mexiko/Sonora/Moctezuma, Municipio/Moctezuma/Bambolla Mine (Moctezuma Mine)
Mineral: Denningite, Paratellurite
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Paratellurit (beige),Denningit (grünlich),Tellurit (gelb)

Bambolla Mine,Moctezuma/Mexico; Bildbreite ca.1cm
Collection: Haubi
Copyright: Haubi
Contribution: Haubi 2013-03-18
Locality: Bambolla Mine (Moctezuma Mine) / Moctezuma / Moctezuma, Municipio / Sonora / Mexiko
Denningit
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Denningit
von der Bambolla Mine bei Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexiko; Grünlich-gelbe krustige Anflüge; BB = 3,5 mm
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: A000305, Donator: Klaus Fleck
Location: Mexiko/Sonora/Moctezuma, Municipio/Moctezuma/Bambolla Mine (Moctezuma Mine)
Mineral: Denningite
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Denningit (SNr: A000305)

von der Bambolla Mine bei Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexiko; Grünlich-gelbe krustige Anflüge; BB = 3,5 mm
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2016-11-13
Locality: Bambolla Mine (Moctezuma Mine) / Moctezuma / Moctezuma, Municipio / Sonora / Mexiko

You find additional Denningit specimen at the Geolitho Museum

Collectors Summary

Color farblos, hellgrün
Streak color weiß
Hardness (Mohs) 4
Solubility +++ HCl, + H2SO4, - HNO3
Crystal System tetragonal, P42/n

Chemism

Chemical formula

(Ca,Mn)(Mn,Zn)(Te2O5)2

Chemical composition

Calcium, Mangan, Tellur, Zink, Sauerstoff

Unit weight: 771.7554999 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 16

Info

Empirical formula:

(Ca0.75Mn0.25)(Mn0.75Zn0.25)(Te2O5)2

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Oxygen

O

20.73

10

62.50

15.9994300

159.9943000
Calcium

Ca

3.89

0.75

4.69

40.0784000

30.0588000
Manganese

Mn

7.12

1

6.25

54.9380499

54.9380499
Zinc

Zn

2.12

0.25

1.56

65.4094000

16.3523500
Tellurium

Te

66.14

4

25.00

127.6030000

510.4120000

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

4.JK.30

4: Oxide, Hydroxide (Oxide, Hydroxide, V[5,6]-Vanadate, Arsenite, Antimonite, Bismutite, Sulfite, Selenite, Tellurite, Iodate)
J: Antimonite, Bismuthite, Sulfite, Selenite, Tellurite
K: Tellurite ohne zusätzliche [Anionen], ohne H20
30:Denningit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

IV/K.12-020

IV: OXIDE
K: Sulfite, Selenite, Tellurite
12: Tellurite mit Baugruppen [Te2O5] 2-

Classification by Hölzel

5.MA.150

5: CARBONATES NITRATES ARSENITES SULFITES SELENITES TELLURITES IODATES
M: Tellurites
A: Tellurites (-Anions -Water)

Dana 8th edition

34.04.01.01

34: Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites
04: Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

farblos, hellgrün

Streak color

weiß

Diaphaneity (Transparency)

transparent

max. Birefringence

0.11
Birefringence chart\! Denningite title=Birefringence chart Denningite

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

1.89

RI value γ / ε

2.00

Ri mean

1.927

2V angle

Uniaxial (+)

Crystallography

Crystal System

tetragonal

Class (H-M)

4/m

Space Group number

86

Space Group

P42/n

Cell parameters a (Å)

8.82

Cell parameters b (Å)

-

Cell parameters c (Å)

13.04

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

1.478

Cell parameters c/b

-

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90°

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

4

Volumne (ų)

1014.413

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

6.22(50),
4.40(100),
3.36(100),
3.11(70),
2.61(70),
2.02(70),
1.89(40),
1.52(50)
XRD chart Denningite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

4

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

190 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

5.05

5.053 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Instability

+++ HCl, + H2SO4, - HNO3

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Mexiko/Sonora/Moctezuma, Municipio/Moctezuma

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Mandarino & Williams & Mitchell, 1962

References

Canadian Mineralogist 7 (1963), 443

Other languages

German

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Spanish

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English

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French

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Russian

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Russian

Деннингит

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Dnn

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