Sugarwhiteite

Where it forms, where it's found

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

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Crystallography

Crystal system: Monoclinic
Space group: P21/c
Cell parameters: a = 13.9531(2) Å · b = 7.4352(1) Å · c = 12.3446(2) Å
Cell angles: β = 105.1575(6) °
Ratio a:b:c: 1 : 0.533 : 0.885

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
52TeTellurium Tellurium 5 127.600 638.000
51.27%
82PbLead Lead 2 207.200 414.400
33.30%
8OOxygen Oxygen 12 15.999 191.988
15.43%
Total 1244.388 100.00%
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	5	127.600	638.000	51.27%
82PbLead	Lead	2	207.200	414.400	33.30%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	12	15.999	191.988	15.43%
	Total	1244.388	100.00%

Synonyms

IMA2024-079
Sugarwhiteiet

In other languages

German: IMA 2024-079 · Sugarwhiteit

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

4.DM

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

Literature, links & citation

Citations

2025Bosi, Ferdinando; Hatert, Frédéric; Pasero, Marco; Mills, Stuart J. (2025) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 84. European Journal of Mineralogy, 37 (2). 249-255 doi:10.5194/ejm-37-249-2025 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-37-249-2025

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Sugarwhiteite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/sugarwhiteite-471944},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}