Telluride mineral
Au-Ag-Te Minerals[1]:2
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.[2][3]
Examples include:
- altaite
- calaverite
- coloradoite
- empressite
- hessite
- kostovite
- krennerite
- melonite
- merenskyite
- petzite
- rickardite
- stützite
- sylvanite
- tellurobismuthite
- temagamite
- tetradymite
- vulcanite
- weissite
See also
References
- ↑ Cabri, L.J., 1964, Phase Relations in the Au-Ag-Te System, McGill University PhD Thesis
- ↑ http://webmineral.com/dana/II-2.shtml#2.1 Webmineral Dana
- ↑ http://webmineral.com/strunz/II.shtml Webmineral Strunz
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