| Name: | Oboyerite |
| IMA Chemistry: | H6Pb6(Te4+O3)3(Te6+O6)2·2H2O |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Oboyerite contains elements: Hydrogen (H) Lead (Pb) Tellurium (Te) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | USA |
| Year First Published: | 1979 |
| IMA Status: | Discredited |
| Status Notes: | Williams S A (1979) Girdite, oboyerite, fairbankite, and winstanleyite, four new tellurium minerals from Tombstone, Arizona, Mineralogical Magazine 43, 453-457 Discredited because the substance is formed by at least two distinct phases, including the lead-tellurium oxysalt minerals ottoite and plumbotellurite: Missen O P, Rumsey M S, Kampf A R, Mills S J, Back M E, Spratt J (2019) The discreditation of oboyerite and a note on the crystal structure of plumbotellurite. Mineralogical Magazine 83, 791-797 |
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| Crystal Systems: | triclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 145 Million Years Ago |
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