emmonsite

{{Infobox mineral | name = Emmonsite | image = Emmonsite-mrz266a.jpg | alt = | caption = Emmonsite. Locality: San Miguel Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico (size: 6.3 x 4.1 x 1.1 cm) | category = Tellurite mineral | formula = Fe2(TeO3)3·2(H2O) | IMAsymbol = Ems | strunz = 4.JM.10 | dana = | system = Triclinic | class = Pinacoidal () (same H-M symbol) | symmetry = P | unit cell = a = 7.90, b = 8.00 c = 7.62 [Å]; α = 96.73°β = 95°, γ = 84.47°; Z = 2 | color = Yellowish green | habit = Thin to hairlike crystals, occurring in rosettes and sprays; also fibrous globular aggregates and crusts | twinning = Noted | cleavage = Perfect on {010}; good on {100} and {001} | fracture = | tenacity = | mohs = 5 | luster = Vitreous | streak = | diaphaneity = Opaque to translucent | gravity = 4.52–4.55 | density = | polish = | opticalprop = Biaxial (-) | refractive = nα = 1.962 nβ = 2.090 nγ = 2.100 - 2.120 | birefringence = δ = 0.138 - 0.158 | pleochroism = Weak | 2V = Measured: 23° | dispersion = | extinction = | length fast/slow = | fluorescence = | absorption = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | impurities = | alteration = | other = | references = }}

Emmonsite, also known as durdenite, is an iron tellurite mineral with the formula: Fe2(TeO3)3·2(H2O). Emmonsite forms triclinic crystals. It is of a yellowish-green color, with a vitreous luster, and a hardness of 5 on the Moh scale. thumb|left|Emmonsite crystal spray from the Moctezuma Mine (3 mm image width) Emmonsite was first described in 1885 for an occurrence in the Tombstone District, Cochise County, Arizona. It was named for the American geologist, Samuel Franklin Emmons, (1841–1911), of the United States Geological Survey.