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Denningite & Tellurite

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Denningite & Tellurite

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Description
Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2 × 1.8 cm
Description

Green crystals of the rare tellurium mineral denningite associated to yellow tellurite from the famous Bambolla mine, Moctezuma.

Two tellurium minerals in a single specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Denningite

Formula: 
(Mn2+,Ca,Zn)Te4+2O5
Strunz: 
4.JK.30
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

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

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