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Xocolatlite

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Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2 × 1.2 cm
Description

A good coverage of chocolate-brown (hence the Nahuatl word 'xocolatl' as name for this new species) aggregates of the rare calcium-manganese-tellurate xocolatlite on rhyolite matrix. A very fine example of this rare species from the Type Locality.

Mineral Data
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Xocolatlite

Formula: 
Ca2Mn4+2(Te6+O6)2·H2O
Strunz: 
7.DF.85
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Cartils Minerals

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