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Carlfriesite Mineral Data
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General Carlfriesite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
CaTe++++2Te++++++O8 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 550.87 gm |
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Calcium 7.28 % Ca 10.18 % CaO |
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Tellurium 69.49 % Te 86.92 % TeO2 |
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Oxygen 23.23 % O |
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100.00 % 97.10 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
CaTe2TeO8 |
| Environment: |
Cavities in an oxidized hydrothermal Au�Te deposit in intensely silicified brecciated rhyolite vitrophyre. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1975 |
| Locality: |
Oriental (Bambollita) mine, northeast of the Moctezuma (Bambolla) mine, 12 km south of Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Carl Fries, Jr. (1910-1965), U.S. Geological Survey and the Geological Institute of the National University, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 100661 |
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PDF 29-333 |
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