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Sample n° 13738

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
CLIFFORDITE UTe4+3O9 selenites and tellurites - major
MACKAYITE Fe3+Te4+2O5(OH) selenites and tellurites - minor
Description
Description: olive-green mackayite crust, yellow cliffordite crust, on debris (3 cm)
Origin
  • Country: Mexico
  • Region: Sonora
  • Locality: Moctezuma, San Miguel Mine
Specification
  • Donors: Smithsonian Institution
    Donation year: 1980
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 1
    Size: 3
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 3
    Quality code 1>2>3: 1
  • Holotype: no
    Paratype: no
    Radioactive: no
  • Thin section: no
    Chemical analysis: no
    X-Ray spectra: yes
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