Frankhawthorneite

Frankhawthorneite Cu₂Te⁶⁺O₄(OH)₂ is a monoclinic copper tellurate mineral named after Prof. Frank Christopher Hawthorne (born 1946), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. It was discovered at Centennial Eureka Mine, Tintic District, East Tintic Mountains, Juab County, Utah, in 1995. It has a leaf green color.

See also

List of minerals named after people

References

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