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Paratellurite & Tellurium

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Description
Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.5 × 2 cm
Description

Pale yellow paratellurite associated to metallic native tellurium and yellow tellurite crystals in an historical specimen with two old labels, one from the A.L.Kidwell (1964) collection, the other from Scott Williams Mineral Company, both will be sent to the buyer of the specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

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

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