| Name: | Ferrotellurite |
| IMA Chemistry: | Fe(Te6+O4) (?) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Ferrotellurite contains elements: Iron (Fe) Tellurium (Te) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | USA |
| Year First Published: | 1877 |
| IMA Status: | Discredited |
| Status Notes: | Genth F A (1877) Contribution from the laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania: Ferrotellurite, a new mineral, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 17, 119-119 Discredited because it is keystonite: Missen O P, Back M E, Mills S J, Roberts A C, LePage Y, Pinch W W, Mandarino J A (2021) Crystal chemistry of zemannite-type structures: III. Keystoneite, the Ni^2+^-analogue of zemannite, and ferrotellurite discredited. The Canadian Mineralogist 59, 355-364 |
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| Oldest Known Age: | 65.5 Million Years Ago |
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