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Paratellurite with Tellurite

#BAC62559

Paratellurite with Tellurite

#BAC62559
Availability
Sold
Size
3 x 2.5 x 3 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
TeO2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Bambollita mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
Tagged
tellurium

Creamy yellow, nearly opaque crystals of Paratellurite measuring 3mm in a dense grouping 2cm across. Associated is minor Tellurite and possible Spiroffite. It should be noted that neither Paratellurite and Tellurite has not been reported from Bambollita. The specimen comes with a Cureton Mineral Company label, which may be in error.

Paratellurite

Formula
TeO2 
Crystal System
Tetragonal 
Luster
Resinous 
Color
grayish white 
Streak
white 
Class
Tetragonal - Trapezohedral 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
William & Anne Cook Collection

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