Mineralpedia Details for Rodalquilarite
Rodalquilarite
Rare mineral named for its first noted occurrence and type locality at Rodalquilar in Andalusia, Spain. Rodalquilarite is a secondary mineral that forms in oxidized zones of tellurium rich deposits of precious metals. Found in only three places worldwide, additionally including Chile and the United States.
Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/rodalquilarite.pdf
- Formula
- H3Fe3+2(Te4+O3)4Cl
- Crystal System
- Triclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Microscopic Crystals, Encrustations
- Cleavage
- Good, None, None
- Luster
- Greasy (Oily)
- Color
- grass green, emerald green
- Streak
- light green
- Class
- Triclinic
- Fracture
- Brittle
- Hardness
- 2-3
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Rodalquilarite from Joe Shaft, near Tombstone, Cochise Co., Arizona, United States
Black to dark grey, tarnished grains of Empressite with greenish yellow platy crystals of Rodalquilarite to 9mm patches on matrix. Rich, good specimen.
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Rodalquilarite from Tombstone dist., Cochise Co., Arizona, United States
Bright greenish yellow plates to 6mm on all sides of matrix. Excellent specimen with assosiations of silvery sulfides or tellurides seen though out the matrix.
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Rodalquilarite from Wendy pit, Tambo mine, Elqui, Coquimbo, Chile
- Special Info
- Ex. Georg Gebhard.
The specimen is loaded with excellent bladed green crystals to 1.5mm.
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