Zemannite

Formula: (Zn, Fe)2 (Te O3)3 Nax H2-x

Origin of name: for Josef Zemann (1923-), Austrian mineralogist, University of Vienna, who studied tellurium oxysalts.

 

Crystal system: Hexagonal

Crystal class: 6/m

Twinning:

Unit cell: a = 9.381 Å,  c = 7.610 Å

 

Colour: Light to dark brown

Diaphaneity:

Luster: Adamantine - vitreous

Habit: Crystals prismatic, dipyramid termination, hexagonal, <1 mm

Hardness: 1

Specific gravity: >4.05

Cleavage: None

Tenacity: Brittle

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