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Tlalocite

A valid IMA mineral species
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Cu10Zn6(Te6+O4)2(Te4+O3)(OH)25Cl · 27H2O
Colour:
Blue
Hardness:
1
Specific Gravity:
4.55
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Name:
Named after "Tlaloc", the Aztec god of rain, alluding to its high water content.
Type Locality:
ⓘBambollita Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
May be confused withquetzalcoatlite.


Unique Identifiers
IMA Formula:
Cu10Zn6(Te4+O3)(Te6+O4)2Cl(OH)25 · 27H2O
Approval year:
1974
First published:
1975
Type description reference:
Williams, S. A. (1975) Xocomecatlite, Cu3TeO4(OH)4, and tlalocite, Cu10Zn6(TeO3)(TeO4)2Cl(OH)25·27H2O, two new minerals from Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico.Mineralogical Magazine, 40 (311) 221-226doi:10.1180/minmag.1975.040.311.01

Classification of Tlalocite

7 : SULFATES (selenates, tellurates, chromates, molybdates, wolframates)
D : Sulfates (selenates, etc.) with additional anions, with H2O
E : With only medium-sized cations; unclassified
Dana 7th ed.:
33.3.2.1
Dana 8th ed.:
33.3.2.1

33 : SELENATES AND TELLURATES
3 : Compound Selenates and Tellurates
Hey's CIM Ref.:
28.4.4

28 : Selenites, Selenates, Tellurites, and Tellurates
4 : Tellurates

Mineral Symbols
Surface Relief:
Moderate
Dispersion:
r > v
Pleochroism:
Visible
Comments:
X= green
Y=Z= bluish green

Chemistry of Tlalocite

Crystallography of Tlalocite
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Natural History Museum, Paris; National School of Mines, Paris, France; The Natural History Museum, London, England; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 119091; National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 135057.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Partially oxidized hydrothermal deposit.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
AzuriteMalachiteTenorite
Reference:
Williams, S. A. (1975) Xocomecatlite, Cu3TeO4(OH)4, and tlalocite, Cu10Zn6(TeO3)(TeO4)2Cl(OH)25·27H2O, two new minerals from Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico.Mineralogical Magazine, 40 (311) 221-226doi:10.1180/minmag.1975.040.311.01

Synonyms of Tlalocite

Other Language Names for Tlalocite

Common AssociatesMon. 2/m :B2/b7.DE.FabritziteZn9(SO4)2(OH)12Cl2 · 6H2OTrig.3 :R37.DE.Cossaite(Mg0.5,◻)Al6(SO4)6(HSO4)F6 · 36H2OTrig.3 :R37.DE.DownsiteK2(MoO3)3(SO4) · 4H2OMon. 2/m :B2/m7.DE.LiangjuniteK2(Mo2O5)(SO4)2 · 3H2OTric.1 :P17.DE.05MangazeiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 3H2OTric.7.DE.10UKI-1975-(SO:AlCu)(Cu, Al, SO4, H2O)7.DE.10CarbonatecyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2OMon. 2/m :B2/m7.DE.10CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2OMon. 2/m :B2/m7.DE.15SchwertmanniteFe3+16(OH,SO4)12-13O16 · 10-12H2OTet.7.DE.25UtahiteMgCu4Zn2Te6+3O14(OH)4 · 6H2OTric.1 :P17.DE.35CoquanditeSb6+xO8+x(SO4)(OH)x(H2O)1- x (x = 0.3)Tric.1 :P17.DE.40OsakaiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 5H2OTric.1 :P17.DE.42AlteriteZn2Fe3+4(SO4)4(C2O4)2(OH)4 · 17H2OMon. 2/m :B2/b7.DE.45BarrotiteCu9Al(HSiO4)2[(SO4)(HAsO4)0.5](OH)12 · 8H2OTrig. 37.DE.45WilcoxiteMgAl(SO4)2F · 17H2OTric.1 :P17.DE.47Tiberiobardiite{Cu9Al[SiO3(OH)]2(OH)12(H2O)6}(SO4)1.5 · 10H2OTrig.3 :R37.DE.50Bouškaite(MoO2)2O(SO3OH)2(H2O)4Tric.1 :P17.DE.50Stanleyite(V4+O)(SO4) · 6H2OOrth.7.DE.57KhangalasiteFe(SO4)(OH) · 2H2OTric.7.DE.60HydrobasaluminiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 12-36H2OMon.7.DE.62VolaschioiteFe4(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 2H2OMon. 2/m :B2/m7.DE.65ZaheriteAl12(SO4)5(OH)26 · 20H2OTric.7.DE.75CamérolaiteCu6Al3(OH)18(H2O)2[Sb(OH)6](SO4)Tric. 1 :P1

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