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Zemannite & Paratellurite

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Zemannite & Paratellurite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.4 × 2.8 cm
Description

Type locality for both rare minerals.
Brownish, acicular zemannite crystals and yellowish paratellurite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zemannite

Formula: 
Mg(ZnFe)2(TeO3)6·9H2O
Strunz: 
4.JM.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Paratellurite

Formula: 
TeO2
Strunz: 
4.DE.25
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
1.0
Type Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

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