Hydrokenoelsmoreite is a hydrous tungsten oxide mineral with formula □2W2O6(H2O). Hydrokenoelsmoreite is a colorless to white, translucent isometric mineral. It has a Mohs hardness of 3, exhibits no cleavage and has a splintery fracture. It has a vitreous to adamantine luster. It is optically isotropic with an index of refraction of n = 2.24.
Hydrokenoelsmoreite | |
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General | |
Category | Oxide minerals |
Formula (repeating unit) | □2W2O6H2O |
IMA symbol | Hkm[1] |
Strunz classification | 4.DH.15 |
Crystal system | 3C polytype: Isometric 6R polytype: Trigonal |
Crystal class | 3C polytype: Hexoctahedral (m3m) 6R polytype: Rhombohedral (3) |
Identification | |
Color | White |
Cleavage | None |
Fracture | Splintery |
Tenacity | Brittle |
Mohs scale hardness | 3 |
Luster | Adamantine |
Streak | White |
References | [2][3][4] |
It forms from the oxidation of ferberite within granitic pegmatite dykes and in pegmatitic greisen veins. It has a structure based on a defect pyrochlore lattice (A2B2O6O’).
It was first described for an occurrence in Elsmore Hill, New South Wales, Australia from where it takes its name.