Category Oxide mineral Strunz classification 4.JN.15 Crystal system Orthorhombic | Formula
(repeating unit) Cu5(TeO3)2(OH)6 . 2H2O Dana classification 34.7.2.1 | |
Crystal class Dipyramidal (mmm)
H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) | ||
Cesbronite is a copper tellurite hydroxide mineral with the chemical formula Cu5(TeO3 )2(OH)6 ยท 2 H2O. It is colored green and its crystals are orthorhombic dipyramidal. Cesbronite is rated 3 on the Mohs Scale. It is named after Fabien Cesbron (born 1938), a French mineralogist.
Occurrence
It was first found in the Bambollita ("La Oriental") mine in the Mexican state of Sonora. It also occurs in the Tombstone District of Cochise County, Arizona and the Tintic District of the East Tintic Mountains, Juab County, Utah. It is often associated with argentian gold, teineite, carlfriesite, xocomecatlite, utahite, leisingite, jensenite and hematite.
References
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