Oboyerite

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Oboyerite

General Information:
 Chemical Formula:
Pb6H6(Te++++O3)3(Te++++++O6)2·2(H2O)
 Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 2,259.27 gm)
Tellurium 28.24 % Te
Hydrogen 0.45 % 
Lead 55.03 % Pb
Oxygen 16.29 % 
 Empirical Formula:
Pb6H6(TeO3)3(TeO6)2·2(H2O)
 Environment:
In an altered, mineralized shale.
 IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1979
 Locality:
Grand Central mine, Tombstone, Arizona, USA.
 Name Origin:
Named for O. (Oliver) Boyer, one of the men who first staked the Grand Central lode claim in the Tombstone district, Arizona, USA.
Physical Properties:
 Cleavage:
[???] Perfect
 Color:
white or milky white.
 Density:
6.4
 Habits:
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes., Spherical - Spherical, rounded aggregates., Aggregates - Made of numerous individual crystals or clusters.
 Hardness:
1.5 - Between Talc and Gypsum
 Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.
 Streak:
white
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