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Name: Altaite
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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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