How do I identify Emmonsite?

Emmonsite can be identified by its hardness of 5 on the Mohs scale, Yellowish-green; light yellow-green in transmitted light. color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Emmonsite?

Emmonsite typically appears in Yellowish-green; light yellow-green in transmitted light.. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How hard is Emmonsite?

Emmonsite has a hardness of 5 on the Mohs scale. This gives it moderate hardness.

How to Identify Emmonsite | Properties, Meaning & Uses

What is Emmonsite?

Emmonsite, also known as durdenite, is an iron tellurite mineral with the formula: Fe2(TeO3)3·2(H2O). Emmonsite forms triclinic crystals. It is of a yellowish-green color, with a vitreous luster, and a hardness of 5 on the Moh scale. Emmonsite was first described in 1885 for an occurrence in the Tombstone District, Cochise County, Arizona. It was named for the American geologist, Samuel Franklin Emmons, (1841–1911), of the United States Geological Survey. Emmonsite is found, often with quartz or cerussite in the Tombstone, Arizona area. It is also associated with native tellurium, tellurite, native gold, pyrite, rodalquilarite, mackayite, sonoraite, cuzticite and eztlite.

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