Formula : [Na2(H2O)15Fe3+(H2O>/sub>)6][Mo8P2Fe3+3O35(OH)2]
System: monoclinic(?) Hardness:1½ Rarity:very rare
Strunz id:VII/D.57-10 -
PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES and VANADATES
Name origin: First described from the San Judas Mine, Cumobabi, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico by Williams (1986). Named in honor of Heriberto Mendoza Avila (1924– ), Phelps Dodge exploration geologist, who found the first specimen.
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