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Xocomecatlite

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Xocomecatlite
General
Categorytelluride
FormulaCu3(TeO4)(OH)4
Crystal systemorthorhombic
Identification
Formula mass450.26 g/mol
Colorgreen, emerald green
Streaklight green
DiaphaneityTranslucent
Density4.65 g/cm3
References[1]


Xocomecatlite is a telluride mineral found in cracks in altered rhyolite; it was first discovered in a mine in Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico, and has also been seen in Utah, in the United States. Its description was approved in 1975. The name is derived from the Nahuatl word for "bunches of grapes", and alludes to the mineral's appearance as a set of green spherules.

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