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Goldfieldite & Tlapallite

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Goldfieldite & Tlapallite

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Description
Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 1.5 × 1.4 cm
Description

Specimen labeled as goldfieldite/hessite occuring in dull grey metallic inclusions accompanied by green tlapallite and blue azurite (analysed). I also detected silver with EDS. So this could also host others like, henryite,benleonardite, cervelleite or hessite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Goldfieldite

Formula: 
Cu10Te4S13
Strunz: 
2.GB.05
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Goldfield District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA

Tlapallite

Formula: 
H6(Ca,Pb)2(Cu,Zn)3(TeO3)4(TeO6)(SO4)
Strunz: 
4.JL.25
Hardness: 
3.0
Colour: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Bambollita Mine (Oriental Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico