Name: | Altaite Alt |
IMA Chemistry: | PbTe |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Altaite contains elements: Lead (Pb) Tellurium (Te) |
Country of Type Locality: | Kazakhstan |
Year First Published: | 1845 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Haidinger W (1845) Zweite Klasse: Geogenide. XII. Ordung. Metalle. II. Tellur. Altait, in Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie, Bei Braumüller and Seidel (Wien) 556-559 |
Structural Group Name: | Rocksalt |
Fleischer's Group Name: | galena |
Crystal Systems: | cubic |
Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
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