Frankhawthorneite Explained

Frankhawthorneite
Category:	Tellurate mineral
Formula:	Cu2Te^6+O4(OH)2
Imasymbol:	Fht^[1]
Strunz:	4.FD.25
Dana:	33.1.4.1
System:	Monoclinic
Class:	Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Symmetry:	P21/n
Color:	Medium leaf-green
Fracture:	Uneven
Tenacity:	Brittle
Mohs:	3–4
Luster:	Vitreous
Refractive:	2.00
Streak:	Pale leaf-green
Gravity:	5.43
Diaphaneity:	Transparent
References:	^[2]

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.^[3]

See also

• List of minerals named after people

Notes and References

1. Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3. 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43. 2021MinM...85..291W. 235729616. free.
2. Web site: Anthony . John W. . Bideaux . Richard A. . Bladh . Kenneth W. . Nichols . Monte C. . Frankhawthorneite . Handbook of Mineralogy . Mineral Data Publishing . 14 March 2022 . 2005.
3. Grice . J.D. . Roberts . A.C. . The Canadian Mineralogist . 33 . 1995 . 649–653 . Frankhawthorneite, a unique HCP framework structure of a cupric tellurate . 30 December 2020.