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Quetzalcoatlite (Quetzalcoatlit)

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hellblauer Quetzalcoatlit auf Quarz
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hellblauer Quetzalcoatlit auf Quarz
Fundort: Bambollita Mine, Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexiko; Bildbreite: 2 mm
Copyright: Christian Rewitzer; Contribution: Klinoklas
Location: Mexiko/Sonora/Moctezuma, Municipio/Moctezuma/Bambollita Mine
Mineral: Quetzalcoatlite
Image: 1196857557
Rating: 8.5 (votes: 2)
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hellblauer Quetzalcoatlit auf Quarz

Fundort: Bambollita Mine, Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexiko; Bildbreite: 2 mm
Copyright: Christian Rewitzer
Contribution: Klinoklas 2007-12-05
Locality: Bambollita Mine / Moctezuma / Moctezuma, Municipio / Sonora / Mexiko
Quetzalcoatlit
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Quetzalcoatlit
Bildbreite: 2 mm, Fundort: Blue Bell Claims, San Bernardino Co., Kalifornien, USA
Copyright: Luigi Chiappino; Contribution: thdun5
Location: USA/Kalifornien (California)/San Bernardino County/Baker/Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Claims; Hard Luck Claims)
Mineral: Quetzalcoatlite
Image: 1303420213
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Quetzalcoatlit

Bildbreite: 2 mm, Fundort: Blue Bell Claims, San Bernardino Co., Kalifornien, USA
Copyright: Luigi Chiappino
Contribution: thdun5 2011-04-21
Locality: Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Claims; Hard Luck Claims) / Baker / San Bernardino County / Kalifornien (California) / USA
Rickardit
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Rickardit
North Star mine, Mammoth, Utah; Bb 4 mm; Begleiter: Quetzalcoatlit, Leisingit, Zemannit.
Copyright: Guy Heinen; Contribution: guyhein
Collection: Guy Heinen
Location: USA/Utah/Juab County/Tintic District/Mammoth/North Star Mine
Mineral: Leisingite, Quetzalcoatlite, Rickardite, Zemannite
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Rickardit

North Star mine, Mammoth, Utah; Bb 4 mm; Begleiter: Quetzalcoatlit, Leisingit, Zemannit.
Collection: Guy Heinen
Copyright: Guy Heinen
Contribution: guyhein 2022-03-16
Locality: North Star Mine / Mammoth / Tintic District / Juab County / Utah / USA
Quetzalcoatlit
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Quetzalcoatlit
North Star mine, Utah; Bb 8 mm; Begleiter: Dagenaisit, Zemannit, Xocolatlit. SEM-EDS und Raman bestätigt.
Copyright: Guy Heinen; Contribution: guyhein
Collection: Guy Heinen
Location: USA/Utah/Juab County/Tintic District/Mammoth/North Star Mine
Mineral: Quetzalcoatlite
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Quetzalcoatlit

North Star mine, Utah; Bb 8 mm; Begleiter: Dagenaisit, Zemannit, Xocolatlit. SEM-EDS und Raman bestätigt.
Collection: Guy Heinen
Copyright: Guy Heinen
Contribution: guyhein 2022-05-05
Locality: North Star Mine / Mammoth / Tintic District / Juab County / Utah / USA
Quetzalcoatlit
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Quetzalcoatlit
Bildbreite: 1,4 mm, Fundort: Blue Bell Claims, San Bernardino Co., Kalifornien, USA
Copyright: Jason B. Smith; Contribution: thdun5
Location: USA/Kalifornien (California)/San Bernardino County/Baker/Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Claims; Hard Luck Claims)
Mineral: Quetzalcoatlite
Image: 1303420267
Rating: 2 (votes: 1)
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Quetzalcoatlit

Bildbreite: 1,4 mm, Fundort: Blue Bell Claims, San Bernardino Co., Kalifornien, USA
Copyright: Jason B. Smith
Contribution: thdun5 2011-04-21
Locality: Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Claims; Hard Luck Claims) / Baker / San Bernardino County / Kalifornien (California) / USA

Collectors Summary

Color blau, hellblau
Streak color weiß
Lustre Glasglanz
Hardness (Mohs) 3
Solubility +++ Säuren, - H2O
Crystal System trigonal, P3m1
Morphology kleine, körnige Massen, grobe Kristalle

Chemism

Chemical formula

Zn8Cu4(TeO3)3(OH)18

Chemical composition

Kupfer, Tellur, Zink, Sauerstoff, Wasserstoff

Unit weight: 1610.397056 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 60

Info

Empirical formula:

Zn8Cu4(TeO3)3(OH)18

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Hydrogen

H

1.13

18

30.00

1.0079470

18.1430460
Oxygen

O

26.82

27

45.00

15.9994300

431.9846100
Copper

Cu

15.78

4

6.67

63.5463000

254.1852000
Zinc

Zn

32.49

8

13.33

65.4094000

523.2752000
Tellurium

Te

23.77

3

5.00

127.6030000

382.8090000

Analysis wt%

TeO2 : 30.20, CuO : 18.20, ZnO : 39.00, PbO : 3.22, Ag2O : 3.03, Cl : 2.11, H2O : 4.50 (Ref: American Mineralogist 2000)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

4.FE.45

4: Oxide, Hydroxide (Oxide, Hydroxide, V[5,6]-Vanadate, Arsenite, Antimonite, Bismutite, Sulfite, Selenite, Tellurite, Iodate)
F: Hydroxide (ohne V oder U)
E: Hydroxide mit OH, ohne H2O; Lagen kantenverknüpfter Oktaeder
45:

Lapis Classification

IV/K.10-040

IV: OXIDE
K: Sulfite, Selenite, Tellurite
10: Sulfite, Selenite, Tellurite mit Baugruppen [XO3] 2- und verwandte Strukturen

Classification by Hölzel

5.MB.100

5: CARBONATES NITRATES ARSENITES SULFITES SELENITES TELLURITES IODATES
M: Tellurites
B: Tellurites (+Anions -Water)

Dana 8th edition

34.06.03.01

34: Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites
06: Selenites - Tellurites - Sulfites

IMA status

Anerkannt von der CNMNC

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

Optical Properties

Color

blau, hellblau

Streak color

weiß

Diaphaneity (Transparency)

durchscheinend

Lustre

Glasglanz

max. Birefringence

0.062
Birefringence chart\! Quetzalcoatlite title=Birefringence chart Quetzalcoatlite

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

1.802

RI value γ / ε

1.740

Ri mean

1.781

2V angle

Uniaxial (-)

Crystallography

Crystal System

trigonal

Class (H-M)

3m

Space Group number

164

Space Group

P3m1

Cell parameters a (Å)

10.145

Cell parameters b (Å)

-

Cell parameters c (Å)

4.993

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

0.492

Cell parameters c/b

-

Z

1

Volume (ų)

445.037

Morphology

kleine, körnige Massen, grobe Kristalle

Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

3

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

83 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

6.1

6.008 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Instability

+++ Säuren, - H2O

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Mexiko/Sonora/Moctezuma, Municipio/Moctezuma/Bambollita Mine

Preface

Associations

Dugganit, Khinit, verschiedene Tellurate und Tellurite, Gold

Name from

Quetzalcoatl ("gefiederte Schlange"), aztekischer Gott

Other languages

German

Quetzalcoatlit

Spanish

Quetzalcoatlita

French

Quetzalcoatlite

English

Quetzalcoatlite

Russian

Кецалькоатлит

CNMNC (IMA)-Number

IMA 1973-010

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Qzl

Locations with GPS information

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) 3IdXnHg-v0ap6nzOjprcOQ
GUID (Global unique identifier) 9C5787DC-3E78-46BF-A9EA-7CCE8E9ADC39
Database ID 3189