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Tellurium Tellurite & Paratellurite

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Tellurium Tellurite & Paratellurite

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Description
Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 2.6 × 2.1 cm
Description

Nice and rich sample of metallic native Tellurium with yellow earthy Tellurite/Paratellurite on Quartz matrix from classic locality, know from tellurium minerals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Tellurite

Formula: 
TeO2
Strunz: 
4.DE.20
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic Slender prysmatic crystals
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Faţa Băii (Facebánya; Facebay; Fatiabaja), Zlatna (Zalatna; Zalathna), Alba Co., Romania

Paratellurite

Formula: 
TeO2
Strunz: 
4.DE.25
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
1.0
Type Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

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