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Rajite from
Lone Pine Mine, Lone Pine Hill area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA


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Rajite

Lone Pine Mine, Lone Pine Hill area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
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Rajite

Lone Pine Mine, Lone Pine Hill area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
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Rajite

Lone Pine Mine, Lone Pine Hill area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
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Rajite

Lone Pine Mine, Lone Pine Hill area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
07196530017271926037106.jpg
Rajite

Lone Pine Mine, Lone Pine Hill area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
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Rajite

Lone Pine Mine, Lone Pine Hill area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
06384600017272014549716.jpg
Rajite

Lone Pine Mine, Lone Pine Hill area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
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Rajite

Lone Pine Mine, Lone Pine Hill area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
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Rajite

Lone Pine Mine, Lone Pine Hill area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
03557400017641888519225.jpg
Rajite

Lone Pine Mine, Lone Pine Hill area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
06384600017272014549716.jpg
Rajite

Lone Pine Mine, Lone Pine Hill area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
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Rajite

Lone Pine Mine, Lone Pine Hill area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rajite
Formula:Cu(Te24+O5)
Comments:pseudomorph after teineite? MR 10:5
Habit:Sprays of bladed to tabular crystals
Colour:duesbury green
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Rhyolite1
Mackayite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rajite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lone Pine Mine, Lone Pine Hill area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9397
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9397:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Williams, S.A. (1979) Rajite, naturally occurring cupric pyrotellurite, a new mineral. Mineralogical Magazine: 43: 91-92.
(1979) Abstracts of New Mineral Descriptions. The Mineralogical Record, 10 (5) 301-302
DeMouthe, Jean F. (1989) Minerals First Described from New Mexico. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (1) 9-12
 
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