Category Tellurate minerals Formula mass 1,542.46 g/mol | Strunz classification 7.DE.25 | |
Formula(repeating unit) Cu5Zn3(TeO4)4(OH)8•7H2O Crystal system TriclinicUnknown space group Unit cell a = 8.794 Å, b = 9.996 Åc = 5.66 Å; α = 104.1°β = 90.066°, γ = 96.3333°; Z = 1 | ||
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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