Mineralpedia Details for Xocomecatlite
Xocomecatlite
Named after its appearance as a bunch of grapes, from the Nahua (Aztec) xocomecatl, meaning "grape." Xocomecatlite occurs as “ a rare secondary mineral in the oxidized zone of hydrothermal Au-Te deposits.” It can be found in only two countries worldwide, in the USA and Mexico where Xocomecatlite gets its type locality.
Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/xocomecatlite.pdf
- Formula
- Cu3TeO4(OH)4
- Crystal System
- Orthorhombic
- Crystal Habit
- Spherical, Botryoidal, Radial
- Color
- green, emerald green
- Streak
- light green
- Class
- Orthorhombic
- Fracture
- Tough
- Hardness
- 4
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Xocomecatlite from Centennial Eureka mine, Tintic dist., Juab Co., Utah, United States
Green spheroidal crystals to 0.5mm.
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