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