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Moctezumite from
Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Moctezumite
Formula:Pb(UO2)(TeO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Emmonsiteā“˜8 photos of Moctezumite associated with Emmonsite at this locality.
Schmitteriteā“˜4 photos of Moctezumite associated with Schmitterite at this locality.
Quartzā“˜3 photos of Moctezumite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Burckhardtiteā“˜1 photo of Moctezumite associated with Burckhardtite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Moctezumite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (22 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7798
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7798:9
GUID (UUID V4):9f7c8b54-e996-44af-9895-158c873fe827
Nearest other occurrences of Moctezumite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ā“˜Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ames Moctezumite Figure 1. The Bambolla mine, known in the United States as the Moctezuma mine. View...View of the mine looking toward the east. William W. Atkinson photo, 1983. MARK IVAN JACOBSON 1714 S....MINERALS Moctezuma Mine (La Bambolla Mine) Moctezuma Municipality of Moctezuma State of Sonora, Mexico M...of the mine, La Moctezuma, and the nearest townā€ 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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
AMERICAN MI\ERALOGIST, VOL, 50, SEPTEMBER, 1965 MOCTEZUMITE, A NEW LEAD URANYL TELLURITE Rrcn.lnn V. G.rrxns...tellurite has been found at La Moctezuma mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. The mineral occurs as minute...The name moctezumite is proposed,in allusion to the locality. INtnotucrroN The Moctezuma mine, widely..."La Bambolla," is 12 km south of the town of Moctezuma,in east-centralSonora.It is in some rather ruggedfoot...ruggedfoot hills t[ km west of the Moctezuma River, at about 900 m abovesea1evel.The geographicalcoordinatesare
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pages 835-839, 1993 The crystal structure of moctezumite IPbUOrl(TeOr)t Gnoncn H. Swrrunr, Puorr K. SnN...Earlysville,Virginia 22936,U.S.A. AssrRAcr Moctezumite,[PbUOr](TeOr)r,is monoclinic, P2,/c, with a :...unweighted residual of 0.041 using 1440 reflections. Moctezumite possessesa layer structure parallel to (001)...pair), which sharean O atom. The structure of moctezumite consistsof slightly modified schmitteritelike...enoughfor X-ray analysis.The fragfragments for X-ray Moctezumite was described and named by Gaines ment was broken
Report (issue)
Pb(UO2 )(Te4+ O3 )2 Moctezumite c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic...061(2) c = 13.775(4) X-ray Powder Pattern: Moctezuma mine, Mexico. 3.156 (10), 3.492 (9), 2.997 (8), 3.088...53 26.94 Total [100.00] 100.00 (1) Moctezuma mine, Mexico; average of two analyses originally totalling...Distribution: Mexico. From the Moctezuma (Bambolla) mine, 12 km south of Moctezuma, Sonora, Name: For...For its occurrence in the Moctezuma mine, Mexico. Type Material: Natural History Museum, Paris, France
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the ā€œRose of Itatiaiaā€ 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...ā—ā€‚Daylight Fluorescent Hyalite Opal from Zacatecas, Mexico by Peter K.M. Megaw, Emmanuel Fritsch, Tyler L
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...fracture surfaces with crusts of small crystals of moctezumite, sometimes pseudormorphously replacing the latter
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...been found in very small quantities at the Moctezuma mine in the same district, associated with native...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)
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...obvious is moctezumite, which is, however, named for the locality and not the person. The mine was presumably
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Moctezuma The new mineral sonoraite, Ferr+1"rn*ou,oH)r tellurium-gold mine in Sonora, Mexico. It...minerals from the oxidized zone of the Moctezuma tellurium-gold mine (Gaines' 1965), three hand specimens...[10.1] e] lee. 1, Sonoraite, Moctezuma mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico' l-ezOr is the mean of 2?''3 and... H. Hey, analyst). 2. Emmonsite, Moctezuma mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Merico; water by difierence' Analysis...in referenceto Sonora, the state in the Republic of Mexico in which the Moctezuma mine is Iocated. 1832
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
DRC; (b) chervetite on francevillite from Mounana mine, Gabon. Field of view āˆ¼2.5 mm across. Collection...torbernite torbernite chervetite mounanaite moctezumite moctezumite schmitterite schmitterite ā€˜Ageā€™ (ka) ...Eva mine, Northern Territory, Australia Ranger U mine, Northern Territory, Australia Ranger U mine, Northern...Territory, Australia Ranger U mine, Northern Territory, Australia Sleisbeck U mine, Northen Territory, Australia...Musonoi mine, Shaba, DRC Shinkolobwe mine, Shaba, DRC Shinkolobwe mine, Shaba, DRC Mounana mine, Gabon
Report (issue)
c = 12.85 ĀÆ = 90Ā± 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...Association: Moctezumite, zemannite, tellurite, barite, dickite, quartz. Distribution: In the Moctezuma mine...mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Name: To honor Mexican geologist Carlos Burckhardt (1869{1935). Type...(1979) Burckhardtite, a new silicate-tellurite from Mexico. Amer. Mineral., 64, 355{358. All rights reserved
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1979 Burckhardtite,a newsilicate-telluritefrom Mexico RlcHenn V. GnlNes R. D. #1, Pottstown, Pennsyluania19464...a new speciesfrom the Moctezumagold mine, Moctezuma,Sonora, Mexico,the type localityfor numerousothertelluritespecies...quartzbrecciaon the third and secondlevelsof the mine. M i n o r a s s o c i a t e dm i n e r a l s i...Moctezumagold mine, Moctezuma,Sonora, breccia.Microprobe analysishas shown it to be a Mexico (Gaines,1970)is...structure.The mineral is named burckhardtite for moctezumite, Pb(UOr)(TeO3)r, and zemannite, Carlos Burckhardt
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University] at 15:54 20 December 2014 FOR WHICH MEXICO IS THE TYPE LOCALITY MALCOLM E. BACK JOSEPH A...sixty valid mineral species first described from Mexico. This article consists of two lists: the first...two other minerals were originally described from Mexico. One of these, bustamite, is a valid species, but...material from a non-Mexican locality. ā€œPercyliteā€ from Mexico was described, but it is considered a dubious mineral...thr the liftern minerals found at the Moctezuma. mine, Moctezuma. Sonorti. We have tried to eliminate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Benleonardite, a new mineral from the Bambolla mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico C. J. STANLEY, A. J. CRIDDLE AND J...from the dumps of the disused Bambolla mine, Moctezuma, Mexico. The associated minerals are acanthite...KEVWORDS: benleonardite, new mineral, Bambolla mine, Moctezuma, Mexico, reflectance data, X-ray data. BENLEONARDITE...Bambolla mine (also known as Mina La Bambolla and Mina La Moctezuma; Gaines, 1970), Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico...V. (1965) Moctezumite, a new lead uranyl tellurite. Ibid. 50, 1158 63. (1970) The Moctezuma tellurium
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 ā€¢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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Total neutron dose Counting efficiency 2 (%) Moctezuma native Te Boliden tellurobismuthite 92.4 75...experiment: Mesozoic native tellurium ore from Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico (radiometric age 1.1 Ɨ 108yr) and Precambrian...Precambrian tellurobismuthite (Bi2Te3) from the Boliden Mine, Sweden (2.6 Ɨ 109yr). The native tellurium sample...repeatedly observed in tellurobismuthites from the same mine. Detailed numerical data concerning the experiment...1. Tellurium was enriched from about 300 g of Moctezuma ore and 10 kg of crude Boliden ore by hydraulic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Scovil M ining began in Mexico more than four hundred years ago! As a result, Mexico has been a prolific...1960s. European museums received specimens from Mexico as early as the late sixteenth century, but it...American museums began to acquire specimens from Mexico. The Harvard collection is probably typical of...no strong connection to Mexico and its mines. A precious opal from the Iris mine in Queretaro (fig. 1)...offered as a general introduction to the minerals of Mexico, the theme of the 1999 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
is a rare new mineral from the Moctezuma deposit in Sonora, Mexico. It occurs as chocolate-brown crystalline...spectroscopy, tellurium oxidation state, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico 4+ 2 6+ 2 introduction Despite low crustal...polytellurides (e.g., Te2ā€“ 2 ). The Moctezuma deposit in Sonora, Mexico, can be considered as the ā€œWorld...ā€œWorld Capitalā€ of tellurium mineralogy. Moctezuma is the type locality for 22 known minerals, all containing...xocolatlite, discovered recently on the dumps of the Moctezuma deposit. We also illustrate how X-ray absorption
Report (issue)
mimetite) NMNH R6417 Guanacere, ChiĀ¬ C. huahua, Mexico J. W. Mallet, 1875. On Achrematite, (discredited...W. T. Schaller, Afwillite NMNH 95237 Dutoitspan Mine, KimberĀ¬ ley, South Africa Dutoitspan Ammonioborite...(M. Vonsen, 1920) NMNH 106112 from the Hillside Mine, Yavapai County, AriĀ¬ L. G. Berry, 1947. Composition...Aluminocopiapite NMNH 93834 Island Mountain, Mountain, from Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona (L. J. Cabri, 1976) Island...the Jarosite American Mineralogist, 12:424-426. Mine, Cobalt, Ontario, Canada Copiapite TusĀ¬ See reference
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Franklin, New Jersey, and worked in the Sterling Hill mine. He stayed there until he was drafted into the army...months in the National Lead ComĀ­ pany's ilmenite mine in Tahawus, New Y o r k . Because he was somewhat...concentrated effort was given to deposits in the states of Sonora, Chiapas, Sinaloa, Guerrero, and Veracruz. His...rediscovery of the old Moctezuma gold-tellurium mine south of Moctezuma (in east-central Sonora) that had been...including burckhardtite, carlfriesite, cliffordite, moctezumite, poughite, schmitterite, and sonoraite. In order
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
burckhardite from the type locality, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico, has been reļ¬ned to R1 = 0.0362 and wR2...silicate, Moctezuma. Introduction BURCKHARDTITE, was originally described from the Moctezuma mine (Bambolla...(Bambolla mine) in Sonora, Mexico by Gaines et al. (1979) as a silicateā€“ tellurite with the formula Pb2(Fe3+...Baker, California (Kampf et al., 2010) and the Reef mine, Carr Canyon, Arizona (Walstrom, 2012). Because...based on the association with paratellurite, moctezumite and zemannite; (2) H2O was taken to be a signiļ¬cant
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
are known: cliffordite, UTe4+O9 (Gaines 1969), moctezumite, PbUO2(Te4+O3)2 (Gaines 1965), and schmitterite... occuRRence Markcooperite was found at the Aga mine, (35Ā° 16.399ā€²N 116Ā° 05.665ā€²W) on Otto Mountain,...flank of Otto Mountain, 0.7 km northwest of the Aga mine (35Ā° 16.606ā€²N 116Ā° 05.956ā€²W). Markcooperite is very...Crystallographica, C42, 1684ā€“1685. Gaines, R.V. (1965) Moctezumite, a new lead uranyl tellurite. American Mineralogist...Clifforditeā€”A new tellurite mineral from Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. American Mineralogist, 54, 697ā€“701. ā€”ā€”ā€”
Journal (issue)
just recently and we have made arĀ­ rangements to mine all that may be in the deposit. At the present we...$6.00 per year in the United States, Canada and Mexico. A ll other countries, $7.00 per year. Copyright...of 2x5ā€ and 5x7ā€ size; an outstandĀ­ ing Wheatley Mine anglesite group showing glassy, clean-cut, one-inch...Franklin, N.C.; bournonite and tetrahedrite, Herodsfoot mine, Cornwall; campylite, Drygill, Cumberland; gold...material. Most frequently, the manageĀ­ ment of a mine or quarry is not at all interested in mineral specimens
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
for noble gas analysis. Tellurides from Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico: A small sample of an ore, rich in native... 1970). Two samples of the tellurides from Sonora, Mexico were analyzed. The individual excess Xe ā€¢aĆøfor...reporting a new lead uranyl tellurite from Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico ob- served that the tellurium-gold ore... (57.3 q- 13.9)106 Late Cretaceous moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico * The Kā€¢Ćø-Arā€¢Ćø age of the oldest rocks...478-482. the age of mineralization. R. V., 1965, Moctezumite, a new lead uranyl tellurite: Noble gas mass
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the New Jersey Zinc Company at the Sterling Hill mine in New Jersey, where he remained until drafted into...in uranium exploration. In 1959 Gaines moved to Mexico where he spent eight and one-half years exploring...This work led him throughout Mexico but focused on the states of Sonora, Chiapas, Sinaloa, Guerrero,...this time was the rediscovery of the old (1937) Moctezuma gold-tellurium deposit. Among the many new species...seven: burckhardtite, carlfriesite, cliffordite, moctezumite, poughite, schmitterite, and sonoraite. To cany
 
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