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Quartz from
Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tellurite22 photos of Quartz associated with Tellurite at this locality.
Tellurium21 photos of Quartz associated with Tellurium at this locality.
Zemannite18 photos of Quartz associated with Zemannite at this locality.
Emmonsite10 photos of Quartz associated with Emmonsite at this locality.
Poughite8 photos of Quartz associated with Poughite at this locality.
Spiroffite6 photos of Quartz associated with Spiroffite at this locality.
Denningite6 photos of Quartz associated with Denningite at this locality.
Baryte5 photos of Quartz associated with Baryte at this locality.
Paratellurite4 photos of Quartz associated with Paratellurite at this locality.
Schmitterite4 photos of Quartz associated with Schmitterite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:98516
Long-form Identifier:1:3:98516:3
GUID (UUID V4):344de69f-ca8c-4647-9556-357654df09d5
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.0km (0.0 miles) San Miguel Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) Candelaria mine (Candelaria prospect), Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
0.0km (0.0 miles) San Miguel prospect, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
17.0km (10.6 miles) Sierra Oposura (La Madera), Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
28.9km (17.9 miles) Cumobabi, El Verde Mining District, Cumpas Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
29.6km (18.4 miles) San Judas Mine, Cumobabi, El Verde Mining District, Cumpas Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
54.2km (33.7 miles) Santa Elena property, Banámichi Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
59.4km (36.9 miles) Pilares Mine, Los Pilares de Nacozari, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
77.4km (48.1 miles) Chispas Mine (Pedrazzini mine), Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
91.0km (56.5 miles) Washington Mine, Arizpe, Arizpe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Bambolla mine, known in the United States as the Moctezuma mine. View of the mine looking toward...MINERALS Moctezuma Mine (La Bambolla Mine) Moctezuma Municipality of Moctezuma State of Sonora, Mexico M...of the mine, La Moctezuma, and the nearest town” 12 miles to the north, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality...Municipality, Sonora State, Mexico (fig. 2), by Richard Gaines (1965a, p. 1163). Moctezumite is a bright to...used and well-known Mexican name of La Bambolla mine, the species occurs as minute blades and rosettes
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
It was named by Lindberg (1949) from the Sapucaia mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléa, Minas Gerais, Brazil...(1969) from the San Miguel mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico, where it occurs with mackayite...baryte, quartz, and goethite. Gaines also reported that it was found at the nearby Moctezuma mine in very...localities clustered just southeast of the city of Moctezuma. The name honors Professor Clifford Frondel of...he began research on the development and use of quartz oscillator plates. This led to his joining the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the “Rose of Itatiaia” tourmaline from the Jonas mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil. This special tourmaline...famous tourmaline localities as the Tourmaline Queen mine in California; the Paprok region in Nuristan, Afghanistan;...Afghanistan; Mt. Mica in Maine; the Stewart mine in San Diego County, California; the Anjanabonoina region...region in Madagascar; the Pedeneira mine in Brazil; the Malkhan mine in Russia; and the Alto Lligonha region...● Daylight Fluorescent Hyalite Opal from Zacatecas, Mexico by Peter K.M. Megaw, Emmanuel Fritsch, Tyler L
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CLIFFORDITE-A NEW TELLURITE MINERAL FROM MOCTEZUMA, SONORA,MEXICO BerylcoIndwstries,Inc', Rrcnanp V. G,trNns...zone of the san Miguel mine, a telluriurn-gold-silver prospect near Moctezuma, sonora, associated with mackayite...barite, quartz, and limonite. It has also been found in very small quantities at the Moctezuma mine in the...n d r . 7 1 2 ( 7 ) . Cliffordite from the Moctezuma mine contains a little lead and is identical with...with the supposed lead oxy-fluoride from this mine described by Mandarino and Williams in 1961. The lead
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
tellurite has been found at La Moctezuma mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. The mineral occurs as minute...The Moctezuma mine, widely known locally as "La Bambolla," is 12 km south of the town of Moctezuma,in...some rather ruggedfoot hills t[ km west of the Moctezuma River, at about 900 m abovesea1evel.The geogr...commerciallyfor tellurium. In specimensobtainedfrom the mine and studied at the Royal Ontario Museum in 1961...investigatingthe minerals from the oxidized zone of the mine, the writer noted a mineral in small orangecoloredbladesand
Report (issue)
10.566(10) Z=8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Moctezuma mine, Mexico. 3.14 (10), 5.14 (9), 4.20 (8), 1.97 (8)...16.95 21.59 Total 100.5 100.00 (1) Moctezuma mine, Mexico; by neutron activation, CO2 by TGA; corresponds...Very rare in a hydrothermal Au–Te deposit (Moctezuma mine, Mexico). Association: Spiroffite, tellurium,... tellurite, denningite, zemannite, quartz (Moctezuma mine, Mexico); oboyerite, choloalite, gold (Tombstone...Distribution: From the Moctezuma (Bambolla) mine, 12 km south of Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. In the Tombstone
Report (issue)
β = 90◦ 360 Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Moctezuma mine, Mexico. 11.97 (10), 2.985 (10), 3.540 (6), 5.946...15.8 0.7 13.6 4.3 4.25 101.02 1+ (1) Moctezuma mine, Mexico; with H calculated for charge balance,...polymetallic hydrothermal sulfide deposit (Moctezuma mine, Mexico); an alteration product of tellurides in...muscovite, quartz (Moctezuma mine, Mexico). Distribution: From the Moctezuma (Bambolla) mine, 12 km south...south of Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. In the USA, at Tombstone, Cochise Co., Arizona, from the Lucky Cuss
Report (issue)
= 12.726(6) Z = 2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Moctezuma mine, Mexico. 2.936 (100), 12.7 (70), 2.608 (35), 2...19.10 7.20 Total 100.0 99.06 100.00 (1) Moctezuma mine, Mexico; by electron microprobe, average of 14...vitrophyre (Moctezuma mine, Mexico); in a limestone-hosted disseminated Au–Ag–Te deposit (Mayflower mine, Montana...between alkaline intrusives and sediments (Gies mine, Montana, USA). Association: Silver, acanthite,...dolomite, quartz (Moctezuma mine, Mexico); tetrahedrite, hessite, gold, sphalerite (Mayflower mine, Montana
Report (issue)
268(1) c = 7.917(2) X-ray Powder Pattern: Moctezuma mine, Mexico. 10.4 (10), 4.66 (8), 3.110 (8), 3.290...59.90 29.96 10.14 Total 98.6 100.00 (1) Moctezuma mine, Mexico; H2 O taken as loss on ignition. (2) FeTeO3...deposit (Moctezuma mine, Mexico). Association: Emmonsite, anglesite, “limonite”, quartz (Moctezuma mine, Mexico);...Mexico); emmonsite (Mohawk mine, Nevada, USA); rodalquilarite, emmonsite, jarosite, limonite (Tombstone...Distribution: From the Moctezuma (Bambolla) mine, 12 km south of Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. In the USA, in the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
VolcanicStratigraphyand Ore Depositsof the MoctezumaDistrict, Sonora, Mexico J. A. DEEN AND W. W. ATKINSON,JR. Departmentof...Moctezumadistrictis locatedjust southof the town of Moctezuma, Sonora, about 150 km northeast that of the region...FIC. 1. Locationof the Oposuramine. MOCTEZUMA DISTRICT,SONORA: OREDEPOSITS 1843 •o 7O 7O Mlna Mina...Simplifiedstratigraphiccolumnof the Oposuramine area, Sonora,Mexico. uniform, monotonousash-flowtuff, which directly...andprobablyhavea limited arealextent.Alongthe Hermosillo-Moctezuma highway,red and greensilty sediments are alsoexposedbeneaththe
Report (issue)
= 4.9925(9) Z=1 X-ray Powder Pattern: Moctezuma mine, Mexico. 8.752 (100), 2.748 (70), 2.520 (42b),...08 43.13 4.77 Total [100.00] 100.00 (1) Moctezuma mine, Mexico; by electron microprobe, average of 20...azurite, chlorargyrite, teineite, quartz, barite, clay (Moctezuma mine, Mexico); khinite, dugganite, chlorargyrite...gold (Old Guard mine, Arizona, USA). Distribution: From the Oriental (Bambollita) mine, northeast of the...the Moctezuma mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. In the USA, at the Old Guard mine, Tombstone, Cochise
Report (issue)
Diffraction Pattern: Bambolla mine (aka Moctezuma mine), Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. 3.223 (100), 11.667 (89)...47.00 12.73 . 100.00 (1) Bambolla mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico; average electron microprobe and IR...and quartz. Distribution: From the Bambolla mine (aka Moctezuma mine), Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Name:
Book
"'<' ~/ BOUNDARIES U A Mo<'« u~ o V :¾ MEXICO r - ·•-.. ·-··-··-··-·· < •• ....... V S TATES...org/details/mineralsofmexico0000panc MINERALS OF MEXICO • ERALS OF ~XICO M ______ William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy-Collectors and collecting-Mexico. 2. Mines and mineral...mineral resources-Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This boo i...i.. is deJicated tu the people of Mexico and to the three people who directly affected me and this project
Report (issue)
Z=8 X-ray Powder Pattern: San Miguel prospect, Mexico. 3.273 (10), 2.844 (8), 2.007 (8), 2.755 (7), 1...12 50.05 18.83 100.00 (1) San Miguel prospect, Mexico; by electron microprobe. (2) (UO2 )Te3 O7 . Occurrence:...barite, quartz, “limonite” (San Miguel prospect, Mexico); tellurium, paratellurite, quartz (Moctezuma mine...mine, Mexico). Distribution: From the San Miguel prospect, and 10 km southeast at the Moctezuma (Bambolla)...(Bambolla) mine, 12 km south of Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Name: Honors Professor Clifford Frondel (1907–2002)
Book
anc MINERALS OF MEXICO 7 | : = Pras #0 AaprTTARE ; | MINERALS OF MEXICO William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy— Collectors and collecting— Mexico. 2. Mines and...and mineral resources— Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This book...Jalisco; D. Santiago Ramirez’s La Riqueza Minera de Mexico, and his translation of Dana’s Tratado de Mineralogia...would like to thank the director of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum who allowed me to travel extensively
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and J. A. Mandarino. 1999. Minerals for which Mexico is the type locality. Rocks & Minerals 74:12-14...is the San Carlos mine, Guanajuato. Ponciano Aguilar was born in Guanajuato, Mexico, and also died there...the many people honored by having minerals from Mexico named for them, I have prepared biographical sketches...either Mexican by birth or who worked extensively in Mexico. The only one about whom little or no information...The mine was presumably named for Moctezuma 11, the ninth Aztec king whose full name was Moctezuma Xocoyotzin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SCHMITTERITE-A NEW URANYL TELLURITE FROM MOCTEZUMA, SONORA Rrcnano V. GarNrs AssrRnct A new mineral,...tellurite UOiTeO3, has been found at the Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora. The mineral is pale straw yellow...Schmitter V. of the University of Mexico' INrnooucrroN While studying the Moctezuma tellurium-gold deposit in...OccutnBNcp Schmitterite was found at the Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, along with a number of other new...less common form of occurrence is scattered on quartz fracture surfaces with crusts of small crystals
Report (issue)
c = 7.86(2) Z=4 X-ray Powder Pattern: Moctezuma mine, Mexico. 7.10 (10), 5.74 (10), 3.239 (7), 3.564...deposit (Moctezuma mine, Mexico). Association: Pyrite, emmonsite, jarosite, “limonite”, quartz (Moctezuma...(Moctezuma mine, Mexico); mandarinoite (El Plomo mine, Honduras). Distribution: From the El Plomo mine, Ojojona...Honduras. At the Moctezuma (Bambolla) mine, 12 km south of Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. In the USA, from...from the Lone Pine mine, Wilcox district, Catron Co., New Mexico; in the Klondike mine, Bonanza district
Report (issue)
β = 90◦ 150 Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Moctezuma mine, Mexico. 3.426 (10), 3.289 (10), 4.037 (9), 3.239...41 24.61 12.91 Total 97.5 100.00 (1) Moctezuma mine, Mexico; H2 O by the Penfield method, low analytical...brecciated rhyolite vitrophyre cemented by drusy quartz and carrying pyrite and tellurides. Association:...Distribution: Mexico. Name: From Moctezuma (Bambolla) mine, 12 km south of Moctezuma, Sonora, From the...eztlite, two new tellurium minerals from Moctezuma, Mexico. Mineral. Mag., 46, 257–259. (2) (1983) Amer
Report (issue)
c = 14.63 Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Moctezuma mine, Mexico. 3.256 (10), 2.518 (7), 4.871 (4), 2.239...13.88 Total 100.2 100.00 41.02 (1) Moctezuma mine, Mexico; average of three analyses, total Mn as...cemented by drusy quartz and carrying pyrite and tellurides. Association: Distribution: Mexico. Name: Eztlite...kuranakhite, pyrite. From the Moctezuma (Bambolla) mine, 12 km south of Moctezuma, Sonora, From the Nahua language...eztlite, two new tellurium minerals from Moctezuma, Mexico. Mineral. Mag., 46, 257–259. (2) (1983) Amer
Report (issue)
= 2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Bambolla mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. 3.267 (100), 2.52 (71), 4.361 (51)...26.54 2.75 100.00 (1-3) Bambolla mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico; average electron microprobe analyses...weathering of an epithermal quartz-tellurium-gold vein system. Association: Quartz, barite, jarosite, emmonsite...eztlite. Distribution: From the Bambolla mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Name: After the word xocolatl used
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
7 and 8 POUGHITE, A NEW TELLURITE MINERAL FROM MEXICO AND HONDURAS Rrcnenn V. G.LrNos,Hofecker Road,...Fez(Teos)z(Son).3Hro has been found at the Moctezuma Mine, Sonora. It is identical with an unnamed mineral...identity with material found at the Moctezuma mine in Sonora,Mexico. The name poughite is proposed for...by the writer in only two specimens.One, from the mine dump, is a piece of limonite-stained qttartz breccia...other mineral on the specimen besides poughite, quartz, and limonite, is pyrite in small amounts in corroded
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
is a rare new mineral from the Moctezuma deposit in Sonora, Mexico. It occurs as chocolate-brown crystalline...crystalline crusts on a quartz matrix. Xocolatlite has a copperbrown streak, vitreous luster, and is transparent...spectroscopy, tellurium oxidation state, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico 4+ 2 6+ 2 introduction Despite low crustal...polytellurides (e.g., Te2– 2 ). The Moctezuma deposit in Sonora, Mexico, can be considered as the “World...“World Capital” of tellurium mineralogy. Moctezuma is the type locality for 22 known minerals, all containing
Report (issue)
c = 12.85 ¯ = 90± X-ray Powder Pattern: Moctezuma, Mexico. 3.11 (100), 12.8 (90), 3.70 (90), 2.60 (70)...5.44 7.25 1.18 45.23 [3.59] [100.00] (1) Moctezuma, Mexico; by electron microprobe, valences of Te, Fe...disseminations on quartz Association: Moctezumite, zemannite, tellurite, barite, dickite, quartz. Distribution:...Distribution: In the Moctezuma mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Name: To honor Mexican geologist Carlos Burckhardt...(1979) Burckhardtite, a new silicate-tellurite from Mexico. Amer. Mineral., 64, 355{358. All rights reserved
Report (issue)
14.03(1) Z = 24 X-ray Powder Pattern: Moctezuma mine, Mexico. 5.00 (vvs), 4.24 (vs), 6.29 (s), 3.766...(2) 72.99 21.59 5.42 100.6 100.00 (1) Moctezuma mine, Mexico; by electron microprobe, average of eight...dolomite, quartz. Distribution: From the Moctezuma (Bambolla) mine, 12 km south of Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico...Cervelleite, Ag4 TeS, a new mineral from the Bambolla mine, Mexico, and a description of a photo-chemical reaction
 
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