Telluride mineral

Short description: Type of 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

## See also

* Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine

## References

1. ↑ Cabri, L.J., 1964, Phase Relations in the Au-Ag-Te System, McGill University PhD Thesis
2. ↑ http://webmineral.com/dana/II-2.shtml#2.1 Webmineral Dana
3. ↑ http://webmineral.com/strunz/II.shtml Webmineral Strunz

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