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Tlalocite & Azurite

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Tlalocite & Azurite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Bambollita Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 3.5 × 3.5 cm
Description

Small greenish blue spherulites of tlalocite with deep blue azurite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tlalocite

Formula: 
Cu10Zn6(Te6+O4)2(Te4+O3)(OH)25Cl·27H2O
Strunz: 
7.DE.20
Hardness: 
1.0 - 0.0
Colour: 
Blue
Type Locality: 
Bambollita Mine (Oriental Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Azurite

Formula: 
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
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