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Quartz from
Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tellurite24
Native Tellurium21
Zemannite18
Emmonsite10
Poughite8
Denningite6
Spiroffite6
Paratellurite5
Baryte5
Schmitterite5
Cuzticite4
Moctezumite4
Burckhardtite3
Tlapallite3
Xocolatlite3
Sonoraite3
Eztlite3
Mroseite2
Benleonardite2
Hessite2
Bambollaite2
Native Gold2
Plumbotellurite2
Cliffordite1
Kinichilite1
Pyrite1
Aktashite1
Goldfieldite1
Carlfriesite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moctezuma Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:98516
Long-form Identifier:1:3:98516:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘSan Miguel Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘCandelaria Mine, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘSan Miguel prospect, Moctezuma, Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘSierra Oposura (La Madera), Moctezuma Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘCumobabi, El Verde Mining District, Cumpas Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘSan Judas Mine, Cumobabi, El Verde Mining District, Cumpas Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘSierra El Jaralito, Baviacora, BaviÃĄcora Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘSanta Elena property, BanÃĄmichi Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
71.1km (44.2 miles) ⓘLa Caridad Mine, La Caridad, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
71.5km (44.4 miles) ⓘPilares Mine, Los Pilares de Nacozari, Nacozari de García Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
References
Panczner, William D. (1987) Minerals of Mexico. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. 459 pp.
Bonev, I.K., Petrunov, R., Cook, N.J., Ciobanu, C.L. (2005) Kostovite and its argentian varieties: Deposits and mineral associations. Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences): 42: 1-22.
Yang, Hexiong; Kampf, Anthony; Jenkins, Robert; Gibbs, Ronald; Downs, Robert (2026) Sugarwhiteite,Pb 2 Te 5 O 12 , a new lead-tellurite mineral from the Moctezuma mine, Sonora, Mexico. Mineralogical Magazine, p.1-23. doi:10.1180/mgm.2026.10249
 
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