Paramendozavilite Locality: Cumobabi, La Verde District, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico Picture width 3 mm. Collection and photograph Christian Rewitzer — Photo: Christian Rewitzer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Paramendozavilite
Paramendozavilite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the phosphate class, with the chemical formula NaAl₄Fe₇(PO₄)₅(PMo₁₂O₄₀)(OH)₁₆·56H₂O.
Key properties: Mohs hardness 1; specific gravity 3.35; Very pale yellow streak; Vitreous luster; optically biaxial.
IMA symbol Pmdz, IMA status: approved, named in 1982.
Found in the oxidized zone of a molybdenum-bearing pegmatitic breccia in granodiorite.
It is found associated with Mendozavilite, biotite, kaolinite (Cumobabi deposit, Mexico).
Prefix from the Greek para, for near and its chemical relation to mendozavilite.