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TitleTellurite with tellurium on quartz from Sonora, Mexico
DescriptionTellurite (small yellowish crystals) with Tellurium (gray-black) in quartz. Tellurite is TeO2; tellurium is a native metal, Te. This is specimen comes from Sonora, Mexico. It is 5 cm across.
LocationMexico ▹ Sonora
PhotographerShannon Heinle. 2001-02-14.
CollectionUniversity of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #341.
Key wordstellurite, tellurium, Sonora, Mexico
Tech details464 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens.
GeoDIL number56