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Telluroperite

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Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
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Formula:
Pb
 
3
TeO
 
4
Cl
 
2
System:Orthorhombic
Isostructural with:Nadorite, Perite
This page provides mineralogical data about Telluroperite.

Classification of Telluroperite

IMA status:Approved 2009
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Type Occurrence of Telluroperite

Type Locality:Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Crystallography of Telluroperite

Crystal System:Orthorhombic
Class (H-M):mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal
Cell Parameters:a = 5.5649(6) Å, b = 5.5565(6) Å, c = 12.475(1) Å
Ratio:a:b:c = 1.002 : 1 : 2.245
Unit Cell Volume:V 385.74 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Comment:space group Bmmb
X-Ray Powder Diffraction:
d-spacingIntensity
3.750(58)
2.857(100)
2.781(43)
2.075(31)
1.966(30)
1.665(21)
1.620(52)
1.250(17)

Chemical Properties of Telluroperite

Formula:
Pb
 
3
TeO
 
4
Cl
 
2
Essential elements:Cl, O, Pb, Te
All elements listed in formula:Cl, O, Pb, Te

Other Names for Telluroperite

Synonyms:
IMA2009-044
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Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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    • California
      • San Bernardino Co.
        • Baker
          • Otto Mountain
    		In the collection of Brent Thorne.
    IMA approvals - Sept. 2009
    Collected by and in the collection of Brent Thorne. EDS analyzed by Bob Housley and PXRD analyzed by Tony Kampf.
    Collected by and in the collection of Brent Thorne.
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