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Sonoraite - Sold
- Mina Bambolla
- Moctezuma
- Sonora
- Mexico
- 5.5 × 3.8 × 2.2 cm – Miniature specimen (fits into a 5 cm cube)
Sonoraite is a hydrous iron tellurite. Gaines et al. (1968) named the species after the Mexican state of Sonora, wherein the type locality resides. Sonoraite resembles emmonsite in color but has a different habit, preferring radial aggregates in contrast to the dendritic habit typical of emmonsite.
Sonoraite forms patches to 3 mm on iron-stained matrix. This specimen came out in 2007, when exploration for gold around Moctezuma enabled collecting of a ton or two of tellurate bearing rock.
