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Xocomecatlite Mineral Data
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General Xocomecatlite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Cu3Te++++++O4(OH)4 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 450.26 gm |
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Copper 42.34 % Cu 53.00 % CuO |
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Tellurium 28.34 % Te 35.45 % TeO2 |
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Hydrogen 0.90 % H 8.00 % H2O |
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Oxygen 28.43 % O |
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100.00 % 96.45 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Cu3(TeO4)(OH)4 |
| Environment: |
In cracks in altered rhyolite. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1975 |
| Locality: |
Bambollita mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the Nahuatl for "bunches of grapes", in allusion to the appearance of the green spherules of the mineral. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Xocomecatlite + Pronunciation  |
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