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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: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 1.8 × 1.9 cm
Description

Yellowgreen microcrystal of the very rare Te-mineral mackayite on matrix.

Very good rich old specimen with minor 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