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Xocomecatlite Dugganite & Xocolatlite

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Xocomecatlite Dugganite & Xocolatlite

New find, Raman confirmed!

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Description
Locality: 
North Star Mine, Mammoth, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm
Description

Raman confirmed globular green dugganite (19-09-01/2) and bright green xocomecatlite (picture 2, new find for the mine, analysis attached to  analysis section) associated with baryte, quartz, eurekadumpite and yellow zemannite.  The first image displays Raman & EDS confirmed (xocolatlite, new find for the mine). 

Analysis attached. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Xocomecatlite

Formula: 
Cu3(TeO4)(OH)4
Strunz: 
7.BB.50
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Bambollita Mine (Oriental Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Dugganite

Formula: 
Pb3Zn3(AsO4)2(TeO6)
Strunz: 
8.DL.20
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Emerald Mine, Silver Plume Mine (Emerald & Silver Plume Mine group), Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

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
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Xocomecatlite Dugganite & Xocolatlite
Analysis Report - only: Xocomecatlite Dugganite & Xocolatlite