Thorneite from selected localities.
USA | |
| Kampf, A. R., Mills, S. J., & Housley, R. M. (2010). The crystal structure of munakataite, Pb2Cu2 (Se4+ O3)(SO4)(OH) 4, from Otto Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA. Mineralogical Magazine, 74(6), 991-998. |
EDS confirmed by Robert Housley. Crystals extremely small. | |
| Kampf, A.R., Housley, R.M., Marty, J. (2010) Lead-tellurium oxysalts from Otto Mountain near Baker, California: III. Thorneite, Pb6(Te26+O10)(CO3)Cl2(H2O), the first mineral with edge-sharing octahedral tellurate dimers. American Mineralogist: 95(10): 1548-1553. |
Collected by and in the collection of Brent Thorne. | |
Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA