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Multiple photos availableSpiroffite : (Mn,Zn)2Te3O8

Bambollita Mine (Oriental Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Cluster of spiroffite crystals on quartz. Width of cluster 1.5 mm. Joe Marty image and specimen. Collected by Joe A. Ruiz in 2003.
 © JM 2006Photo ID: 84431    View Count: 274

Spiroffite : (Mn,Zn)2Te3O8

Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Single spiroffite crystal with tellurite. Field of view, 2mm x 2mm. I collected this specimen in 2-99. Brent Thorne specimen and photograph.
 © Brent ThornePhoto ID: 14027    View Count: 743

Spiroffite : (Mn,Zn)2Te3O8

Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Field of view 8 mm. Collection M. Kampf No 99-083.
 © 2005 M. KampfPhoto ID: 33988    View Count: 386

Spiroffite : (Mn,Zn)2Te3O8, Quartz : SiO2

Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

2 mm rose-coloured vitreous Spiroffite in Quartz, field of view 6 mm.
 © Peter KohorstPhoto ID: 57936    View Count: 260

Spiroffite : (Mn,Zn)2Te3O8, Tellurite : TeO2

Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Picture width is 5mm. Pink crude crystals of Spiroffite and some minor yellow-orange Tellurite. Depth of field is achieved with CombineZM.
 © Elmar LacknerPhoto ID: 82327    View Count: 191

Multiple photos availableSpiroffite : (Mn,Zn)2Te3O8, Tellurium : Te, Calcite : CaCO3

Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

2 mm reddish-pink crystal of spiroffite - one of 2 known Mn and Zn tellurates (beside denningite). Its associated with bright silvery native tellurium and white calcite. The sample, obtained from Sonke Stolze (thanks!) contains also yellow Te 'ochres', possibly (para)tellurite.
 © Ł Kruszewski 08Photo ID: 147401    View Count: 98

Spiroffite : (Mn,Zn)2Te3O8

Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Reddish brown, to right in photo, with others rare species. 4x3 mm the field in photo. In my personal systematic suite. Photo Simone Citon.
 © Simone CitonPhoto ID: 230342    View Count: 30
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