utahite
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Utahite is an extremely rare secondary copper zinc tellurate mineral found as a product of oxidation. Its chemical formula is Cu5Zn3(Te6+O4)4(OH)8·7H2O.
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- Utah
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- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 7.DE.25
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 7.DE.25
- crystal system
- triclinic crystal system
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Uta
- chemical formula
- Cu₅Zn₃(TeO₄)₄(OH)₈·7H₂O
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Utahite is an extremely rare secondary copper zinc tellurate mineral found as a product of oxidation. Its chemical formula is Cu5Zn3(Te6+O4)4(OH)8·7H2O.
It was first described in 1997 for an occurrence in the Centennial Eureka mine, one mile southeast of Eureka, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, US (type locality). The discovery site was a mine dump of a hydrothermal ore deposit where it occurs with cesbronite and quartz. It has also been reported from the Empire Mine in the Tombstone District of Cochise County, Arizona.
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