Konzettite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Moctezuma Mine
Moctezuma
Moctezuma Municipality
Sonora
Mexico
29.6942°, -109.7125°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Trigonal
Space group: #88
Cell parameters: a = 5.0515(3) Å · c = 5.0368(3) Å

Crystal structure

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
52TeTellurium Tellurium 1 127.600 127.600
40.05%
8OOxygen Oxygen 6 15.999 95.994
30.13%
25MnManganese Manganese 1 54.938 54.938
17.24%
20CaCalcium Calcium 1 40.078 40.078
12.58%
Total 318.610 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
52TeTellurium	Tellurium	1	127.600	127.600	40.05%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	6	15.999	95.994	30.13%
25MnManganese	Manganese	1	54.938	54.938	17.24%
20CaCalcium	Calcium	1	40.078	40.078	12.58%
	Total	318.610	100.00%

Synonyms

IMA2025-051
Konzettiet

In other languages

German: IMA 2025-051 · Konzettit

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

4.DM.25

4OxidesClass
4.DMetal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similarDivision
4.DMWith large (+- medium-sized) cations; unclassifiedGroup
4.DM.25KonzettiteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations

2025Bosi, Ferdinando; Hatert, Frédéric; Pasero, Marco; Mills, Stuart J. (2025) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 88. Mineralogical Magazine, 89. 1-11 doi:10.1180/mgm.2025.10183DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2025.10183

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Konzettite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/konzettite-498746},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}