Telluride mineral
Encyclopedia
A telluride mineral is a mineral
that has the telluride anion
as a main component.
Tellurides are similar to sulfides and are grouped with them in both the Dana and Strunz mineral classification systems.
Examples include:
Mineral
A mineral is a naturally occurring solid chemical substance formed through biogeochemical processes, having characteristic chemical composition, highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties. By comparison, a rock is an aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids and does not...
that has the telluride anion
Telluride (chemistry)
The telluride ion is Te2−. It is the final stable member of the series of dianions O2−, S2−, and Se2− ....
as a main component.
Tellurides are similar to sulfides and are grouped with them in both the Dana and Strunz mineral classification systems.
Examples include:
- calaveriteCalaveriteCalaverite, or gold telluride, is an uncommon telluride of gold, a metallic mineral with the chemical formula AuTe2, with approximately 3% of the gold replaced by silver. It was first discovered in Calaveras County, California in 1861, and was named for the county in 1868.The mineral often has a...
- hessiteHessiteHessite is a mineral form of disilver telluride . It is a soft, dark grey telluride mineral which forms monoclinic crystals.It is named after Germain Henri Hess ....
- rickarditeRickarditeRickardite is a copper telluride mineral . It occurs in Colorado, USA.-References:*D. M. Chizhikov and V. P. Shchastlivyi, 1966, Tellurium and Tellurides, Nauka Publishing, Moscow-External links:**...
- temagamiteTemagamiteTemagamite is a bright white palladium mercury telluride mineral with a hardness of 2½ on the Mohs scale. Its chemical formula is Pd3HgTe3. It was discovered at the Temagami Mine on Temagami Island, Lake Temagami in 1973, and it represents a rare mineral in the Temagami greenstone belt.It occurs as...