Walfordite Mineral Data

General Walfordite Information
Chemical Formula:	(Fe+++,Te++++++)Te++++3O8
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 591.76 gm
	Iron 6.13 % Fe 7.89 % FeO
	Tellurium 72.24 % Te 90.35 % TeO₂
	Oxygen 21.63 % O
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	100.00 % 98.24 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Fe²⁺_0.65Te_0.35Te₃O₈
Environment:	Found in brecciated silicified rhyolitic and dacitic pyroclastic rocks. The Fe+++ dominant analog of winstanleyite.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1996 (Dana # Added)
Locality:	Wendy open pit of the Tambo mine, El Indio � Tambo mining property, 160 km east of La Serena, Cquimbo Province, northern Chile. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named after Phillip Walford (b. 1945), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Vice-President and Chief Geologist of LAC Minerals, Ltd., at the time that mining company held the mining rights to the discovery locality.
Synonym:	IMA1996-003