Cesbronite is a copper-tellurium oxysalt mineral with the chemical formula Cu
3Te
6+O
4(OH)
4 (IMA 17-C). It is colored green and its crystals are orthorhombic dipyramidal. Cesbronite is rated 3 on the Mohs Scale.
[Webmineral entry]
/ref> It is named after Fabien Cesbron (born 1938), a French mineralogist.
Occurrence
It was first found in the Bambollita ("La Oriental") mine in the Mexican state of Sonora. It also occurs in the Tombstone District of Cochise County, Arizona and the Tintic District of the East Tintic Mountains, Juab County, Utah.[Mindat.org Cesbronite](_blank)
/ref> It is often associated with Electrum, argentian gold, teineite, carlfriesite, xocomecatlite, utahite, leisingite, jensenite and hematite.
See also
*List of minerals named after people
*List of minerals
References
Copper(II) minerals
Orthorhombic minerals
Minerals in space group 60
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