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MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE VOLUME 39 NUMBER 303 SEPTEMBER I973 Quetzalcoatlite, Cu,Zns(TeO3)3(OH),8, a new mineral from Moctezuma, Sonora Mexico.
Occurrence. Quetzalcoatlite was first obtained by Herbert A. Mendoza from a small stockpile of rich silver ore stored at Nacozari, Sonora. Thanks to the kindness of St. Roderico Soto I was given permission to comb through this pile and obtain another dozen specimens in addition to the original one. The remainder of this ore has, unfortunately, been smelted since. The mine that produced the ore is the Bambollita (now La Oriental), which I have visited twice in search of more material.
Occurrence. Quetzalcoatlite was first obtained by Herbert A. Mendoza from a small stockpile of rich silver ore stored at Nacozari, Sonora. Thanks to the kindness of St. Roderico Soto I was given permission to comb through this pile and obtain another dozen specimens in addition to the original one. The remainder of this ore has, unfortunately, been smelted since. The mine that produced the ore is the Bambollita (now La Oriental), which I have visited twice in search of more material.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatlite
Quetzalcoatlite is a rare tellurium oxysalt mineral with the formula Zn6Cu3(TeO6)2(OH)6 · AgxPbyClx+2y. It also contains large amounts of silver- and lead(II)chloride with the formula AgxPbyClx+2y (x+y≤2).[1] It has a Moh's hardness of 3 and it crystallizes in the trigonal system. It has a deep blue color. It was named after Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec and Toltec god of the sea, alluding to its color.[2][3][4] It is not to be confused with tlalocite, which has a similar color and habit.
