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Spiroffite & Tellurium

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Spiroffite & Tellurium

Type Locality
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 2.3 × 2.2 cm
Description

Very rich specimen of pinkish crystallized spiroffite all over the specimen.

With grey metalic native tellurium and orange-yellow tellurite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spiroffite

Formula: 
(Mn,Zn)2Te4+3O8
Strunz: 
4.JK.10
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Tellurium

Formula: 
Te
Strunz: 
1.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Colour: 
Tin-white
Streak: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Mariahilf Mine, Faţa Băii (Facebánya; Facebay; Fatiabaja), Zlatna (Zalatna; Zalathna), Alba Co., Romania