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Chekhovichite Tellurium & Spiroffite

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Chekhovichite Tellurium & Spiroffite

EDS & SXRD confirmed no 593c

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Description
Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1 × 0.8 cm
Description

Pale brown chekhovichite with tellurium and spiroffite from the Moctezuma mine, Sonora, Mexico. 

EDS & SCXRD confirmed no 593c. 

Comes with a printed analysis. 

!!! There is no shipping until 20.08.21. Combined shipping is possible !!!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chekhovichite

Formula: 
Bi2Te4+4O11
Strunz: 
4.JK.35
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Zod Mine (Sotk deposit), Vardenis, Gelark'unik' Province (Geghark'unik'), Armenia...

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

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