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Mineral Specimen #5219    Hessite, Tlalapallite and Calcite

Bambollita Mine (Oriental Mine), Sonora, Mexico

Type Location

3.8 x 2.6 x 1.6 cm

$40 / Reserved

Ex. Steve Pullman

Ag2Te and H6(Ca,Pb)2(Cu,Zn)3O2SO4(Te4+O3)4(Te6+O4)


The Tlalapallite is the material present asa thin coating around the dark gray colred Hessite. The location is the type locale for Tlalocite; the name of which is derived from the word, tlalpalli, which means paint in a local indigenous language in reference to its being found as a thin film on fracture surfaces at the location.

Condition: Good

Flaws: Essentially massive material/

This mineral is also found in the following galleries: Minerals From Mexico | Sulfides and Sulfosalts | Oxides and Hydroxides | Rare Minerals | Minerals Priced Between 25 and 49 Dollars

This mineral is also found in the following galleries: Minerals From Mexico | Sulfides and Sulfosalts | Oxides and Hydroxides | Rare Minerals | Minerals Priced Between 25 and 49 Dollars