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Xocomecatlite R070738



Name: Xocomecatlite
RRUFF ID: R070738
Ideal Chemistry: Cu3(Te6+O4)(OH)4
Locality: Bambollita mine (Oriental mine), Moctezuma, Municipio de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Source: Michael Scott S103461 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Green spherules
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070738
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
REFERENCES for Xocomecatlite

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Williams S A (1975) Xocomecatlite, Cu3TeO4(OH)4, and tlalocite, Cu10Zn6(TeO3)(TeO4)2Cl(OH)25·27H2O, two new minerals from Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico, Mineralogical Magazine, 40, 221-226   [view file]

Fleischer M, Cabri L J (1976) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 61, 502-504   [view file]