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Poughite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.5 × 0.7 cm
Description

The Moctezuma mine is the type locality for over 1/3 of the species found there. This Gold Tellurium mine in northwest Mexico was the site of the discovery of Poughite, named after the famous mineralogist Fred Pough.

Poughite shows typical yellow globular crystalized aggregates very rich on matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Poughite

Formula: 
Fe3+2(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2·H2O
Strunz: 
4.JN.10
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico