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Dagenaisite

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Dagenaisite, Zn3Te6+O6, is a new mineral from the Gold Chain mine, Tintic district, Juab County, Utah, U.S.A. The mineral is the natural counterpart of synthetic Zn3Te6+O6, which has a structure based on an approximate close packing of O atoms in an hhchhc sequence along [100]. Not analogous to mcalpineite, which is cubic. Compare the chemically related zincospiroffite.

Type Locality
Gold Chain Mine, Tintic Mining District, Juab Co., Utah, USA
Mineral Data
Zn3Te6+O6
Physical Properties
Colour: 
green, light greenish grey
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Streak: 
White
Tenacity: 
Flexible
Synonyms
Synonyms: 
IMA2017-017 and Unnamed (Zn Tellurate)