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Xocomecatlite (Xocomecatlit)

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Xocomecatlit
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Xocomecatlit
Bildbreite: 2 mm, Fundort: Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexiko
Copyright: Luigi Chiappino; Contribution: thdun5
Location: Mexiko/Sonora/Moctezuma, Municipio/Moctezuma/Bambolla Mine (Moctezuma Mine)
Mineral: Xocomecatlite
Image: 1271784387
Rating: 6 (votes: 2)
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Xocomecatlit

Bildbreite: 2 mm, Fundort: Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexiko

Copyright: Luigi Chiappino
Contribution: thdun5 2010-04-20
Locality: Bambolla Mine (Moctezuma Mine) / Moctezuma / Moctezuma, Municipio / Sonora / Mexiko
Xocomecatlit
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Xocomecatlit
Kugelige blaugrüne Kristalle, BB = 2,8 mm, Fundort: Centennial Eureka Mine, Tintic District, Juab Co., Utah, USA.
Copyright: Bebo; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: A005652, Donator: eschuhbauer
Location: USA/Utah/Juab Co./Tintic District/Eureka/Centennial Eureka Mine
Mineral: Xocomecatlite
Image: 1364839572
Rating: 6 (votes: 1)
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Xocomecatlit (SNr: A005652)

Kugelige blaugrüne Kristalle, BB = 2,8 mm, Fundort: Centennial Eureka Mine, Tintic District, Juab Co., Utah, USA.

Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Bebo
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2013-04-01
Locality: Centennial Eureka Mine / Eureka / Tintic District / Juab Co. / Utah / USA
Xocomecatlit
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Xocomecatlit
Kugeliger dunkelgrüner Kristall, BB = 3,8 mm, Fundort: Centennial Eureka Mine, Tintic District, Juab Co., Utah, USA.
Copyright: Bebo; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: A005672, Donator: Brent Thorne
Location: USA/Utah/Juab Co./Tintic District/Eureka/Centennial Eureka Mine
Mineral: Xocomecatlite
Image: 1364841203
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Xocomecatlit (SNr: A005672)

Kugeliger dunkelgrüner Kristall, BB = 3,8 mm, Fundort: Centennial Eureka Mine, Tintic District, Juab Co., Utah, USA.

Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Bebo
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2013-04-01
Locality: Centennial Eureka Mine / Eureka / Tintic District / Juab Co. / Utah / USA
Xocomecatlit
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Xocomecatlit
Dieser grüne, kugelige Xocomecatlit stammt aus der Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexiko. Bildausschnitt etwa 3,5 mm breit.
Copyright: Klaus Schäfer; Contribution: Klaus Schäfer
Collection: Klaus Schäfer, Collection number: Moc-Xoco-2-1-1
Location: Mexiko/Sonora/Moctezuma, Municipio/Moctezuma/Bambolla Mine (Moctezuma Mine)
Mineral: Xocomecatlite
Image: 1602951094
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Xocomecatlit (SNr: Moc-Xoco-2-1-1)

Dieser grüne, kugelige Xocomecatlit stammt aus der Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexiko. Bildausschnitt etwa 3,5 mm breit.

Collection: Klaus Schäfer
Copyright: Klaus Schäfer
Contribution: Klaus Schäfer 2020-10-17
Locality: Bambolla Mine (Moctezuma Mine) / Moctezuma / Moctezuma, Municipio / Sonora / Mexiko
Xocomecatlit (dunkelgrüne Kugeln)
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Xocomecatlit (dunkelgrüne Kugeln)
mit McAlpineit (hellgrün) auf Quarz xx, Centennial Eureka Mine,Juab Co./Utah,USA; Bildbreite 1,97 mm
Copyright: Haubi; Contribution: Haubi
Collection: Haubi
Location: USA/Utah/Juab Co./Tintic District/Eureka/Centennial Eureka Mine
Mineral: Mcalpineite, Xocomecatlite
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Xocomecatlit (dunkelgrüne Kugeln)

mit McAlpineit (hellgrün) auf Quarz xx, Centennial Eureka Mine,Juab Co./Utah,USA; Bildbreite 1,97 mm

Collection: Haubi
Copyright: Haubi
Contribution: Haubi 2020-11-04
Locality: Centennial Eureka Mine / Eureka / Tintic District / Juab Co. / Utah / USA

You find additional specimen at the Geolitho Museum

Collectors Summary

Color grün, smaragdgrün
Streak color hellgrün
Hardness (Mohs) 4
Solubility +++ Säuren
Crystal System orthorhombisch,

Chemism

Chemical formula

Cu3Te6+O4(OH)4

Chemical composition

Kupfer, Tellur, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 450.269128 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 16

Info

Empirical formula:

Cu3TeO4(OH)4

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)

Hydrogen

H

0.90

4

25.00

1.0079470

4.0317880

Oxygen

O

28.43

8

50.00

15.9994300

127.9954400

Copper

Cu

42.34

3

18.75

63.5463000

190.6389000

Tellurium

Te

28.34

1

6.25

127.6030000

127.6030000

Analysis wt%

CuO : 51.30, ZnO : 2.40, TeO3 : 38.70, H2O : 8.00 (Ref: Mineralogical Magazine 75)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

7.BB.50

7: Sulfate (Selenate, Tellurate, Chromate, Molybdate, Wolframate)
B: Sulfate (Selenate, etc.) mit weitere Anionen, ohne H2O
B: Mit mittelgroßen Kationen
50:Xocomecatlit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

IV/K.15-012

IV: OXIDE
K: Sulfite, Selenite, Tellurite
15: Tellurate mit [Te6+O6] 6--Gruppen und verwandte Strukturen

Classification by Hölzel

7.KB.130

7: SULFATES CHROMATES MOLYBDATES WOLFRAMATES
K: Tellurates
B: Tellurates (+Anions -Water)

Dana 8th edition

33.01.02.01

33: Selenates and Tellurates
01: Selenates and Tellurates as A+ (B++)m XO4 Zq

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

grün, smaragdgrün

Streak color

hellgrün

max. Birefringence

0.145

Birefringence chart\! Xocomecatlite title=Birefringence chart Xocomecatlite

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

1.775

RI value β

1.900

RI value γ / ε

1.920

Ri mean

1.865

2V angle

Biaxial (-) 41°

Optical Data Luminescence

Luminescence

keine Fluoreszenz bekannt

Crystallography

Crystal System

orthorhombisch

Cell parameters a (Å)

12.140

Cell parameters b (Å)

14.318

Cell parameters c (Å)

11.662

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

0.848

Cell parameters c/b

0.814

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90°

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

12

Volume (ų)

2027.095

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

4.627(100),
3.439(40),
3.320(30),
3.099(40),
2.831(30),
2.673(60),
2.628(30),
2.434(30)

XRD chart Xocomecatlite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

4

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

190 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

4.65

4.426 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Instability

+++ Säuren

Preface

Author (Name, Year)

Williams, 1975

References

Mineralogical Magazine 40 (1975), 221

Other languages

German

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Spanish

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English

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French

Xocomecatlite

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 1974-048

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Xco

Locations with GPS information

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) EkloMGTX_U6qBMa4A-mrEQ
GUID (Global unique identifier) 30684912-D764-4EFD-AA04-C6B803E9AB11
Database ID 4217