Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexicoi
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Moctezuma Mine | Mine |
Moctezuma | Town |
Moctezuma Municipality | Municipality |
Sonora | State |
Mexico | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 48' North , 109° 40' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Moctezuma | 4,326 (2018) | 1.4km |
San Patricio de la Mesa | 164 (2018) | 2.0km |
JΓ©cori | 611 (2013) | 16.6km |
La Colonia | 260 (2018) | 22.4km |
Cumpas | 3,003 (2018) | 24.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
2356
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2356:9
GUID (UUID V4):
5585ba55-faf9-4cd5-9808-04ca52c88791
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Bambolla Mine
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina la Bambolla, Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
A gold-tellurium mine, famous for a wealth of secondary tellurium minerals.
Note: The nearby Bambollita mine is only approximately 1/2 mile (ca. 800Β m) lower down on the same hill from the Moctezuma (Bambolla) mine.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
83 valid minerals. 16 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S References: |
β Aktashite Formula: Cu6Hg3As4S12 |
β Altaite Formula: PbTe |
β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β Bambollaite (TL) Formula: Cu(Se,Te)2 Type Locality: References: |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β Benleonardite Formula: [Ag6(Sb,As)2S6Te][Ag9Cu(S,Te)2Te2] References: |
β Bohdanowiczite Formula: AgBiSe2 |
β Burckhardtite (TL) Formula: Pb2(Fe3+Te6+)[AlSi3O8]O6 Type Locality: |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Caledonite Formula: Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
β Carlfriesite Formula: CaTe4+2Te6+O8 |
β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
β Cervelleite Formula: Ag4TeS References: |
β Chalcomenite Formula: CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
β Chekhovichite Formula: Bi2Te4+4O11 |
β Choloalite Formula: (Cu,Sb)3(Pb,Ca)3(TeO3)6Cl |
β Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
β Cliffordite Formula: (UO2)Te4+3O7 |
β Coloradoite Formula: HgTe |
β Cuzticite (TL) Formula: Fe3+2(TeO6) · 3H2O Type Locality: |
β Denningite (TL) Formula: (Mn2+,Ca,Zn)Te4+2O5 Type Locality: References: |
β Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 References: |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
β Emmonsite Formula: Fe3+2(TeO3)3 · 2H2O |
β Eztlite (TL) Formula: Pb2+2Fe3+3(Te4+ O3)3(SO4)O2Cl Type Locality: |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
β Fornacite Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β Gold Formula: Au References: |
β Goldfieldite Formula: (Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S |
β Gruzdevite Formula: Cu6Hg3Sb4S12 References: |
β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
β Gypsum var. Selenite Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
β Hakite-(Hg) Formula: Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4Se12Se |
β Henryite Formula: (Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40 |
β Hessite Formula: Ag2Te References: |
β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β Kinichilite Formula: Mg0.5Mn2+Fe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O References: |
β Klockmannite Formula: CuSe References: |
β Kostovite Formula: CuAuTe4 |
β Krennerite Formula: Au3AgTe8 |
β Kuranakhite Formula: PbMn4+Te6+O6 |
β Libethenite Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
β 'Limonite' |
β Mackayite Formula: Fe3+(Te4+2O5)(OH) |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
β Moctezumite (TL) Formula: Pb(UO2)(TeO3)2 Type Locality: |
β Molybdomenite Formula: PbSeO3 References: |
β Montbrayite Formula: (Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38 |
β Mroseite (TL) Formula: CaTe4+(CO3)O2 Type Locality: |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
β Paradocrasite Formula: Sb2(Sb,As)2 |
β Paratellurite (TL) Formula: TeO2 Type Locality: |
β Plumbojarosite Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β Plumbotellurite Formula: Pb(TeO3) |
β Poughite (TL) Formula: Fe3+2(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O Type Locality: |
β Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
β Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
β Rickardite Formula: Cu7Te5 |
β Rodalquilarite Formula: Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl Habit: subhedral blob 1mm in size Colour: dark green Description: purchased for a dealer labeled as choloalite References: Marek Chorazewicz (2023) Personal collection, confirmed by Raman at CalTech GeoPlanetary lab.Identification: Raman Spectroscopy |
β Rozhdestvenskayaite-(Zn) (TL) Formula: Ag6(Ag4Zn2)Sb4S12S Type Locality: |
β Schmitterite (TL) Formula: (UO2)(TeO3) Type Locality: |
β Selenium Formula: Se |
β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
β Silver Formula: Ag References: |
β Skippenite Formula: Bi2TeSe2 |
β Sonoraite (TL) Formula: Fe3+(TeO3)(OH) · H2O Type Locality: |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
β Spiroffite (TL) Formula: Mn2+2Te4+3O8 Type Locality: References: |
β Tellurite Formula: TeO2 |
β Tellurium Formula: Te |
β Tetradymite Formula: Bi2Te2S |
β Tiemannite Formula: HgSe |
β Tlapallite Formula: (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te4+3Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O References: |
βͺ Tomiolloite (TL) Formula: Al12(Te4+O3)5[(SO3)0.5(SO4)0.5](OH)24 Type Locality: References: Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, FrΓ©dΓ©ric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2021) Newsletter 62. Mineralogical Magazine, 85 (4) 634-638 doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.62 Missen, Owen P., Mills, Stuart J., Rumsey, Michael S., Spratt, John, Najorka, Jens, Kampf, Anthony R., Thorne, Brent (2022) The new mineral tomiolloite, Al12(Te4+O3)5[(SO3)0.5(SO4)0.5](OH)24: A unique microporous tellurite structure. American Mineralogist, 107 (12) 2167-2175 doi:10.2138/am-2022-8368 |
β Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
β Xocolatlite (TL) Formula: Ca2Mn4+2(Te6+O6)2 · H2O Type Locality: References: Grundler, P. V., Brugger, J., Meisser, N., Ansermet, S., Borg, S., Etschmann, B., Testemale, D., Bolin, T. (2008) Xocolatlite, Ca2Mn4+2Te2O12Β·H2O, a new tellurate related to kuranakhite: Description and measurement of Te oxidation state by XANES spectroscopy. American Mineralogist, 93 (11) 1911-1920 doi:10.2138/am.2008.2870 |
β Yafsoanite Formula: Ca3Te6+2(ZnO4)3 |
β Zemannite (TL) Formula: Mg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O Type Locality: References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
β | Paradocrasite | 1.CA.15 | Sb2(Sb,As)2 |
β | Tellurium | 1.CC.10 | Te |
β | Selenium | 1.CC.10 | Se |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Rickardite | 2.BA.30 | Cu7Te5 |
β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
β | Cervelleite | 2.BA.60 | Ag4TeS |
β | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
β | Henryite | 2.BA.65 | (Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40 |
β | Klockmannite | 2.CA.05b | CuSe |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Tiemannite | 2.CB.05a | HgSe |
β | Coloradoite | 2.CB.05a | HgTe |
β | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
β | Montbrayite | 2.DB.20 | (Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38 |
β | Skippenite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2TeSe2 |
β | Tetradymite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2S |
β | Kostovite | 2.EA.15 | CuAuTe4 |
β | Krennerite | 2.EA.15 | Au3AgTe8 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Bambollaite (TL) | 2.EB.05b | Cu(Se,Te)2 |
β | Aktashite | 2.GA.30 | Cu6Hg3As4S12 |
β | Gruzdevite | 2.GA.30 | Cu6Hg3Sb4S12 |
β | Rozhdestvenskayaite-(Zn) (TL) | 2.GB.05 | Ag6(Ag4Zn2)Sb4S12S |
β | Goldfieldite | 2.GB.05 | (Cu4β»2)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S |
β | Hakite-(Hg) | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4Se12Se |
β | Bohdanowiczite | 2.JA.20 | AgBiSe2 |
β | Benleonardite | 2.LA.50 | [Ag6(Sb,As)2S6Te][Ag9Cu(S,Te)2Te2] |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Yafsoanite | 4.CC.25 | Ca3Te6+2(ZnO4)3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
β | Tellurite | 4.DE.20 | TeO2 |
β | Paratellurite (TL) | 4.DE.25 | TeO2 |
β | Kuranakhite | 4.DM.25 | PbMn4+Te6+O6 |
β | Cuzticite (TL) | 4.FM.35 | Fe3+2(TeO6) Β· 3H2O |
β | Molybdomenite | 4.JF.05 | PbSeO3 |
β | Chalcomenite | 4.JH.05 | CuSeO3 Β· 2H2O |
β | Spiroffite (TL) | 4.JK.10 | Mn2+2Te4+3O8 |
β | Carlfriesite | 4.JK.25 | CaTe4+2Te6+O8 |
β | Denningite (TL) | 4.JK.30 | (Mn2+,Ca,Zn)Te4+2O5 |
β | Chekhovichite | 4.JK.35 | Bi2Te4+4O11 |
β | Choloalite | 4.JK.45 | (Cu,Sb)3(Pb,Ca)3(TeO3)6Cl |
β | Plumbotellurite | 4.JK.55 | Pb(TeO3) |
β | Moctezumite (TL) | 4.JK.65 | Pb(UO2)(TeO3)2 |
β | Schmitterite (TL) | 4.JK.70 | (UO2)(TeO3) |
β | Cliffordite | 4.JK.75 | (UO2)Te4+3O7 |
β | Tomiolloite (TL) | 4.JL. | Al12(Te4+O3)5[(SO3)0.5(SO4)0.5](OH)24 |
β | Rodalquilarite | 4.JL.05 | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
β | Mackayite | 4.JL.10 | Fe3+(Te4+2O5)(OH) |
β | Mroseite (TL) | 4.JL.15 | CaTe4+(CO3)O2 |
β | Tlapallite | 4.JL.25 | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te4+3Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 Β· 3H2O |
β | Zemannite (TL) | 4.JM.05 | Mg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3 Β· 4.5H2O |
β | Kinichilite | 4.JM.05 | Mg0.5Mn2+Fe3+(Te4+O3)3 Β· 4.5H2O |
β | Emmonsite | 4.JM.10 | Fe3+2(TeO3)3 Β· 2H2O |
β | Sonoraite (TL) | 4.JN.05 | Fe3+(TeO3)(OH) Β· H2O |
β | Poughite (TL) | 4.JN.10 | Fe3+2(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 Β· H2O |
β | Eztlite (TL) | 4.JN.20 | Pb2+2Fe3+3(Te4+ O3)3(SO4)O2Cl |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
β | Plumbojarosite | 7.BC.10 | Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β | Caledonite | 7.BC.50 | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
β | Xocolatlite (TL) | 7.CC.85 | Ca2Mn4+2(Te6+O6)2 Β· H2O |
β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
β | var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
β | Fornacite | 7.FC.10 | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
β | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Libethenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
β | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
β | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
β | Burckhardtite (TL) | 9.EC.70 | Pb2(Fe3+Te6+)[AlSi3O8]O6 |
β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
H | β Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
H | β Cuzticite | Fe23+(TeO6) · 3H2O |
H | β Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Emmonsite | Fe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O |
H | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
H | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Kinichilite | Mg0.5Mn2+Fe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O |
H | β Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
H | β Mackayite | Fe3+(Te24+O5)(OH) |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Poughite | Fe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
H | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
H | β Rodalquilarite | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
H | β Sonoraite | Fe3+(TeO3)(OH) · H2O |
H | β Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
H | β Zemannite | Mg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O |
H | β Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Xocolatlite | Ca2Mn24+(Te6+O6)2 · H2O |
H | β Tomiolloite | Al12(Te4+O3)5[(SO3)0.5(SO4)0.5](OH)24 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Mroseite | CaTe4+(CO3)O2 |
C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Burckhardtite | Pb2(Fe3+Te6+)[AlSi3O8]O6 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
O | β Carlfriesite | CaTe24+Te6+O8 |
O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | β Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
O | β Chekhovichite | Bi2Te44+O11 |
O | β Choloalite | (Cu,Sb)3(Pb,Ca)3(TeO3)6Cl |
O | β Cliffordite | (UO2)Te34+O7 |
O | β Cuzticite | Fe23+(TeO6) · 3H2O |
O | β Denningite | (Mn2+,Ca,Zn)Te24+O5 |
O | β Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Emmonsite | Fe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O |
O | β Eztlite | Pb22+Fe33+(Te4+ O3)3(SO4)O2Cl |
O | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
O | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Kinichilite | Mg0.5Mn2+Fe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O |
O | β Kuranakhite | PbMn4+Te6+O6 |
O | β Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
O | β Mackayite | Fe3+(Te24+O5)(OH) |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
O | β Molybdomenite | PbSeO3 |
O | β Moctezumite | Pb(UO2)(TeO3)2 |
O | β Mroseite | CaTe4+(CO3)O2 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Paratellurite | TeO2 |
O | β Plumbotellurite | Pb(TeO3) |
O | β Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Poughite | Fe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
O | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
O | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rodalquilarite | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
O | β Schmitterite | (UO2)(TeO3) |
O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | β Sonoraite | Fe3+(TeO3)(OH) · H2O |
O | β Spiroffite | Mn22+Te34+O8 |
O | β Tellurite | TeO2 |
O | β Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
O | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
O | β Yafsoanite | Ca3Te26+(ZnO4)3 |
O | β Zemannite | Mg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O |
O | β Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Xocolatlite | Ca2Mn24+(Te6+O6)2 · H2O |
O | β Tomiolloite | Al12(Te4+O3)5[(SO3)0.5(SO4)0.5](OH)24 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Kinichilite | Mg0.5Mn2+Fe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O |
Mg | β Zemannite | Mg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Burckhardtite | Pb2(Fe3+Te6+)[AlSi3O8]O6 |
Al | β Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Tomiolloite | Al12(Te4+O3)5[(SO3)0.5(SO4)0.5](OH)24 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Burckhardtite | Pb2(Fe3+Te6+)[AlSi3O8]O6 |
Si | β Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
P | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | β Aktashite | Cu6Hg3As4S12 |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Benleonardite | [Ag6(Sb,As)2S6Te][Ag9Cu(S,Te)2Te2] |
S | β Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
S | β Cervelleite | Ag4TeS |
S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
S | β Eztlite | Pb22+Fe33+(Te4+ O3)3(SO4)O2Cl |
S | β Goldfieldite | (Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S |
S | β Gruzdevite | Cu6Hg3Sb4S12 |
S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Poughite | Fe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
S | β Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
S | β Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | β Rozhdestvenskayaite-(Zn) | Ag6(Ag4Zn2)Sb4S12S |
S | β Tomiolloite | Al12(Te4+O3)5[(SO3)0.5(SO4)0.5](OH)24 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Choloalite | (Cu,Sb)3(Pb,Ca)3(TeO3)6Cl |
Cl | β Eztlite | Pb22+Fe33+(Te4+ O3)3(SO4)O2Cl |
Cl | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Cl | β Rodalquilarite | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
K | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Carlfriesite | CaTe24+Te6+O8 |
Ca | β Choloalite | (Cu,Sb)3(Pb,Ca)3(TeO3)6Cl |
Ca | β Denningite | (Mn2+,Ca,Zn)Te24+O5 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Mroseite | CaTe4+(CO3)O2 |
Ca | β Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
Ca | β Yafsoanite | Ca3Te26+(ZnO4)3 |
Ca | β Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Xocolatlite | Ca2Mn24+(Te6+O6)2 · H2O |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Denningite | (Mn2+,Ca,Zn)Te24+O5 |
Mn | β Kinichilite | Mg0.5Mn2+Fe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O |
Mn | β Kuranakhite | PbMn4+Te6+O6 |
Mn | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Mn | β Spiroffite | Mn22+Te34+O8 |
Mn | β Xocolatlite | Ca2Mn24+(Te6+O6)2 · H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Burckhardtite | Pb2(Fe3+Te6+)[AlSi3O8]O6 |
Fe | β Cuzticite | Fe23+(TeO6) · 3H2O |
Fe | β Emmonsite | Fe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O |
Fe | β Eztlite | Pb22+Fe33+(Te4+ O3)3(SO4)O2Cl |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | β Kinichilite | Mg0.5Mn2+Fe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O |
Fe | β Mackayite | Fe3+(Te24+O5)(OH) |
Fe | β Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | β Poughite | Fe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Rodalquilarite | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | β Sonoraite | Fe3+(TeO3)(OH) · H2O |
Fe | β Zemannite | Mg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Aktashite | Cu6Hg3As4S12 |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Bambollaite | Cu(Se,Te)2 |
Cu | β Benleonardite | [Ag6(Sb,As)2S6Te][Ag9Cu(S,Te)2Te2] |
Cu | β Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
Cu | β Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
Cu | β Choloalite | (Cu,Sb)3(Pb,Ca)3(TeO3)6Cl |
Cu | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
Cu | β Goldfieldite | (Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S |
Cu | β Gruzdevite | Cu6Hg3Sb4S12 |
Cu | β Hakite-(Hg) | Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4Se12Se |
Cu | β Henryite | (Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40 |
Cu | β Klockmannite | CuSe |
Cu | β Kostovite | CuAuTe4 |
Cu | β Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
Cu | β Rickardite | Cu7Te5 |
Cu | β Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Denningite | (Mn2+,Ca,Zn)Te24+O5 |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Zn | β Yafsoanite | Ca3Te26+(ZnO4)3 |
Zn | β Zemannite | Mg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O |
Zn | β Rozhdestvenskayaite-(Zn) | Ag6(Ag4Zn2)Sb4S12S |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Aktashite | Cu6Hg3As4S12 |
As | β Benleonardite | [Ag6(Sb,As)2S6Te][Ag9Cu(S,Te)2Te2] |
As | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
As | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
As | β Paradocrasite | Sb2(Sb,As)2 |
Se | Selenium | |
Se | β Bambollaite | Cu(Se,Te)2 |
Se | β Bohdanowiczite | AgBiSe2 |
Se | β Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
Se | β Hakite-(Hg) | Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4Se12Se |
Se | β Klockmannite | CuSe |
Se | β Molybdomenite | PbSeO3 |
Se | β Selenium | Se |
Se | β Skippenite | Bi2TeSe2 |
Se | β Tiemannite | HgSe |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | β Bohdanowiczite | AgBiSe2 |
Ag | β Benleonardite | [Ag6(Sb,As)2S6Te][Ag9Cu(S,Te)2Te2] |
Ag | β Cervelleite | Ag4TeS |
Ag | β Hessite | Ag2Te |
Ag | β Henryite | (Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40 |
Ag | β Krennerite | Au3AgTe8 |
Ag | β Montbrayite | (Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38 |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Ag | β Rozhdestvenskayaite-(Zn) | Ag6(Ag4Zn2)Sb4S12S |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Benleonardite | [Ag6(Sb,As)2S6Te][Ag9Cu(S,Te)2Te2] |
Sb | β Choloalite | (Cu,Sb)3(Pb,Ca)3(TeO3)6Cl |
Sb | β Gruzdevite | Cu6Hg3Sb4S12 |
Sb | β Hakite-(Hg) | Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4Se12Se |
Sb | β Montbrayite | (Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38 |
Sb | β Paradocrasite | Sb2(Sb,As)2 |
Sb | β Rozhdestvenskayaite-(Zn) | Ag6(Ag4Zn2)Sb4S12S |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | β Altaite | PbTe |
Te | β Bambollaite | Cu(Se,Te)2 |
Te | β Burckhardtite | Pb2(Fe3+Te6+)[AlSi3O8]O6 |
Te | β Benleonardite | [Ag6(Sb,As)2S6Te][Ag9Cu(S,Te)2Te2] |
Te | β Carlfriesite | CaTe24+Te6+O8 |
Te | β Cervelleite | Ag4TeS |
Te | β Chekhovichite | Bi2Te44+O11 |
Te | β Choloalite | (Cu,Sb)3(Pb,Ca)3(TeO3)6Cl |
Te | β Cliffordite | (UO2)Te34+O7 |
Te | β Coloradoite | HgTe |
Te | β Cuzticite | Fe23+(TeO6) · 3H2O |
Te | β Denningite | (Mn2+,Ca,Zn)Te24+O5 |
Te | β Emmonsite | Fe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O |
Te | β Eztlite | Pb22+Fe33+(Te4+ O3)3(SO4)O2Cl |
Te | β Goldfieldite | (Cu4◻2)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S |
Te | β Hessite | Ag2Te |
Te | β Henryite | (Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40 |
Te | β Kinichilite | Mg0.5Mn2+Fe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O |
Te | β Kostovite | CuAuTe4 |
Te | β Krennerite | Au3AgTe8 |
Te | β Kuranakhite | PbMn4+Te6+O6 |
Te | β Mackayite | Fe3+(Te24+O5)(OH) |
Te | β Moctezumite | Pb(UO2)(TeO3)2 |
Te | β Montbrayite | (Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38 |
Te | β Mroseite | CaTe4+(CO3)O2 |
Te | β Paratellurite | TeO2 |
Te | β Plumbotellurite | Pb(TeO3) |
Te | β Poughite | Fe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
Te | β Rickardite | Cu7Te5 |
Te | β Rodalquilarite | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
Te | β Schmitterite | (UO2)(TeO3) |
Te | β Skippenite | Bi2TeSe2 |
Te | β Sonoraite | Fe3+(TeO3)(OH) · H2O |
Te | β Spiroffite | Mn22+Te34+O8 |
Te | β Tellurite | TeO2 |
Te | β Tellurium | Te |
Te | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
Te | β Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
Te | β Yafsoanite | Ca3Te26+(ZnO4)3 |
Te | β Zemannite | Mg0.5ZnFe3+(Te4+O3)3 · 4.5H2O |
Te | β Xocolatlite | Ca2Mn24+(Te6+O6)2 · H2O |
Te | β Tomiolloite | Al12(Te4+O3)5[(SO3)0.5(SO4)0.5](OH)24 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Au | β Kostovite | CuAuTe4 |
Au | β Krennerite | Au3AgTe8 |
Au | β Montbrayite | (Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | β Aktashite | Cu6Hg3As4S12 |
Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
Hg | β Coloradoite | HgTe |
Hg | β Gruzdevite | Cu6Hg3Sb4S12 |
Hg | β Hakite-(Hg) | Cu6(Cu4Hg2)Sb4Se12Se |
Hg | β Tiemannite | HgSe |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Altaite | PbTe |
Pb | β Burckhardtite | Pb2(Fe3+Te6+)[AlSi3O8]O6 |
Pb | β Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 |
Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | β Choloalite | (Cu,Sb)3(Pb,Ca)3(TeO3)6Cl |
Pb | β Eztlite | Pb22+Fe33+(Te4+ O3)3(SO4)O2Cl |
Pb | β Fornacite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH) |
Pb | β Kuranakhite | PbMn4+Te6+O6 |
Pb | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Pb | β Molybdomenite | PbSeO3 |
Pb | β Moctezumite | Pb(UO2)(TeO3)2 |
Pb | β Montbrayite | (Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38 |
Pb | β Plumbotellurite | Pb(TeO3) |
Pb | β Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Pb | β Tlapallite | (Ca,Pb)3CaCu6[Te34+Te6+O12]2(Te4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
Pb | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | β Bohdanowiczite | AgBiSe2 |
Bi | β Chekhovichite | Bi2Te44+O11 |
Bi | β Montbrayite | (Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)38 |
Bi | β Skippenite | Bi2TeSe2 |
Bi | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Cliffordite | (UO2)Te34+O7 |
U | β Moctezumite | Pb(UO2)(TeO3)2 |
U | β Schmitterite | (UO2)(TeO3) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
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References
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Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico