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Mackayite

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Mackayite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
San Miguel Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 7 × 5 cm
Description

Very good and sharp mackayite microcrystals on matrix. With pale yellow schmitterite microcrystals.

Extremely rich specimen with grey inclusions of native tellurium.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mackayite

Formula: 
Fe3+(Te4+2O5)(OH)
Strunz: 
4.JL.10
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Goldfield District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA