Honeaite is a rare gold thallium telluride mineral with the formula Au3TlTe2. It was discovered in the Karonie mine, Cowarna Downs Station, Western Australia, although this is not the only locality for the mineral.[2][3]
| Honeaite | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Category | Telluride |
| Formula (repeating unit) | Au3TlTe2 |
| IMA symbol | Hne[1] |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Crystal class | Dipyramidal (mmm) |
| Space group | Orthorhombic H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) Space group: Pbcm |
| Unit cell | a = 8.97, b = 8.88, c = 7.84 [Å] (approximated); Z = 4 |
| Identification | |
| References | [2] |
Relation to other minerals
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- ^ a b c Rice, C.M., Welch, M.D., Still, J.W., Criddle, A.J., and Stanley, C.J., 2015. Honeaite, IMA 2015-060. CNMNC Newsletter No. 27, October 2015, 1229; Mineralogical Magazine, 79, 1229–1236
- ^ a b "Honeaite: Honeaite mineral information and data". Mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
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