Xocomecatlite

Formula: Cu3TeO4(OH)4

Origin of name: from Nahua for grapes

 

Crystal system: orthorhombic

Crystal class: unknown

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Colour: emerald-green

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Habit: crystals acicular, in spherules smaller than 0.15 mm

Hardness: 4

Specific gravity: 4.65

Cleavage: none

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Streak: pale green

 

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