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Roberts, Andrew C., Gault, Robert A., Jensen, Martin C., Criddle, Alan J., Moffatx, Elizabeth A. (1997) Juabite, Cu5(Te6+O4)2(As5+O4)2.3H2O. a new mineral species from the Centennial Eureka mine, Juab County, Utah. Mineralogical Magazine, 61 (404) 139-144 doi:10.1180/minmag.1997.061.404.14

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TitleJuabite, Cu5(Te6+O4)2(As5+O4)2.3H2O. a new mineral species from the Centennial Eureka mine, Juab County, Utah
JournalMineralogical MagazineISSN0026-461X
AuthorsRoberts, Andrew C.Author
Gault, Robert A.Author
Jensen, Martin C.Author
Criddle, Alan J.Author
Moffatx, Elizabeth A.Author
Year1997 (February)Volume61
Issue404
PublisherMineralogical Society
Download URLhttps://rruff.info/doclib/MinMag/Volume_61/61-404-139.pdf+
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Full ReferenceRoberts, Andrew C., Gault, Robert A., Jensen, Martin C., Criddle, Alan J., Moffatx, Elizabeth A. (1997) Juabite, Cu5(Te6+O4)2(As5+O4)2.3H2O. a new mineral species from the Centennial Eureka mine, Juab County, Utah. Mineralogical Magazine, 61 (404) 139-144 doi:10.1180/minmag.1997.061.404.14
Plain TextRoberts, Andrew C., Gault, Robert A., Jensen, Martin C., Criddle, Alan J., Moffatx, Elizabeth A. (1997) Juabite, Cu5(Te6+O4)2(As5+O4)2.3H2O. a new mineral species from the Centennial Eureka mine, Juab County, Utah. Mineralogical Magazine, 61 (404) 139-144 doi:10.1180/minmag.1997.061.404.14
In(1997, February) Mineralogical Magazine Vol. 61 (404) Mineralogical Society
Abstract/NotesJuabite, ideally Cu5(Te6+O4)2(As5+O4)2·3H2O, is triclinic, space-group choices P1(1) or P(2), with unit-cell parameters refined from powder data: a = 8.984(5), b = 10.079(7), c = 8.975(5) Å, α = 102.68(7)°, β = 92.45(6)°, γ = 70.45(5)° V = 746.8(8) Å3, a:b:c = 0.8914:1:0.8905, Z = 2. The strongest seven reflections of the X-ray powder-diffraction pattern [d in Å (I)(hkl)] are: 9.28 (70)(010), 4.65 (70)(020), 3.097 (100)(030,11), 3.018 (60)(212), 2.658 (50)(01), 2.468 (50)(2) and 1.740 (50)(1, 521, 5). The mineral is an extremely rare constituent on the dumps of the Centennial Eureka mine, Juab County, Utah, U.S.A., where it occurs as crystalline platy masses that average 0.2–0.3 mm in longest dimension within small interconnected vugs of drusy quartz. Associated minerals are enargite, beudantite, and an undefined, possible Pb-analogue of arsenobismite. Individual crystals are subhedral to euhedral and average 125 × 100 × 1–2 µm in size. Cleavage {010} perfect. Forms are: {010} major; {100}, {01}, and {101} minor. The mineral is translucent (masses) to transparent (crystals), emerald-green, with a pale green streak, and an uneven to subconchoidal fracture. Juabite is vitreous to adamantine (almost gemmy) on cleavage faces, brittle, and nonfluorescent; H (Mohs) 3–4; D (calc.) 4.59 g/cm3 for the idealised formula. In polished section, juabite is white in plane-polarised reflected light in air with ubiquitous turquoise-blue internal reflections; bireflectance and anisotropy are unknown (due to interference from internal reflections). Averaged electronmicroprobe analyses yielded CuO 38.25, PbO 0.57, TeO3 32.58, As2O5 22.81, H2O (calc. assuming 3H2O) [5.19], total [99.40] wt.%, leading to the empirical formula (Cu5.01Pb0.03)Σ5.04(TeO4)l.93(AsO4)2.07·3.00H2O based on O = 19. The infrared absorption spectrum shows definite bands for structural H2O with an O-H stretching frequency centred at 3283 cm−1 and a H-O-H flexing frequency centred at 1642 cm−1. The mineral name is for the county within the state of Utah in which the Centennial Eureka mine is located.

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