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Name: Backite
Bac
IMA Chemistry: Pb2AlTeO6Cl
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Backite contains elements:
Lead (Pb)
Aluminum (Al)
Tellurium (Te)
Oxygen (O)
Chlorine (Cl)
Country of Type Locality: USA
Year First Published: 2013
IMA Status: Approved
Status Notes: Tait K T, Dicecco V, Ball N A, Hawthorne F C, Kampf A R (2014) Backite, Pb_2_Al(TeO_6_)Cl, a new tellurate mineral from the Grand Central mine, Tombstone Hills, Cochise County, Arizona: description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist 52, 935-942
Structural Group Name: Backite
Fleischer's Group Name:  
Crystal Systems: hexagonal
Oldest Known Age: 145 Million Years Ago
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