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Xocolatlite Kuranakhite

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Xocolatlite Kuranakhite

Xocotlaite (EDS analysed)

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Description
Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 0.9 × 0.6 cm
Description

Rare red brown xocolatlite aggregates (analysed) and possibly mixed with kuranakhite spheres. See analysis part. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Xocolatlite

Formula: 
Ca2Mn4+2(Te6+O6)2·H2O
Strunz: 
7.DF.85
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Kuranakhite

Formula: 
PbMn4+Te6+O6
Strunz: 
4.DM.25
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Kuranakh Au Deposit, Aldan, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Saha Republic; Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Xocolatlite Kuranakhite
Analysis Report - only: Xocolatlite Kuranakhite