| Name: | Khinite Khn |
| IMA Chemistry: | Cu2+3PbTe6+O6(OH)2 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Khinite contains elements: Copper (Cu) Lead (Pb) Tellurium (Te) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | USA |
| Year First Published: | 1978 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Williams S A (1978) Khinite, parakhinite, and dugganite, three new tellurates from Tombstone, Arizona, American Mineralogist 63, 1016-1019 Chemical formula revised: Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C, Back M E (2008) The crystal structure of khinite and polytypism in khinite and parakhinite, Mineralogical Magazine 72, 763-770 The mineral formerly known as khinite is the polytype -4O, while the mineral formerly known as parakhinite is polytpe -3T, according to IMA2008-C: Hawthorne F C, Cooper M A, Back M E (2009) Khinite-4O [= khinite] and khinite-3T [= parakhinite], The Canadian Mineralogist 47, 473-476 |
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| Crystal Systems: | hexagonal|orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 946 Million Years Ago |
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