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Teineite

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Description
Locality: 
Bambollita Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.5 × 0.8 cm
Description

Sky blue crystals of the extremely rare tellurium mineral teineite from one of the few localities known worldwide.

It includes an old label from John J. Metter-The Mineral Mailbox, that will be sent to the buyer. Also Ex-Phillips collection and Ex-Dakota Matrix specimen with label included.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Teineite

Formula: 
Cu[TeO3]·2H2O
Strunz: 
4.JM.20
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
Pale blue
Type Locality: 
Takinosawa vein (Takinosawa deposit), Teine mine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

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