| Name: | Tamboite Tmb |
| IMA Chemistry: | Fe3+3(OH)(H2O)2(SO4)(Te4+O3)3[Te4+O(OH)2](H2O)3 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Tamboite contains elements: Iron (Fe) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) Sulfur (S) Tellurium (Te) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Chile |
| Year First Published: | 2016 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Cooper M A, Hawthorne F C, Abdu Y A, Walford P C, Back M E (2019) Relative humidity as a driver of structural change in three new ferric-sulfate-tellurite hydrates: New minerals tamboite and metatamboite, and a lower-hydrate derivative, possibly involving direct uptake of atmospheric {H_2_O}_4_ clusters. The Canadian Mineralogist 57, 605-635 |
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| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 11.27 Million Years Ago |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Tamboite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Tamboite Search Web Mineral DB: Tamboite |