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Cesbronite

cesbronite

Cu3Te⁶⁺O4(OH)4

Cesbronite: Mineral information, data and localities.

Cesbronite: Mineral information, data and localities. — via www.mindat.org · Source

Overview

Cesbronite is a copper-meteatellurate oxysalt mineral with the chemical formula Cu3Te6+O4(OH)4 (IMA 17-C). 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.

Identification characteristics

  • Mohs hardness 3

Scientific references

  1. Cesbronite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3665592 Link
  2. Cesbronite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesbronite Link