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| Name: | Tellurium Te |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #652: Tellurium (Native) Montezuma, Sonora, New Mexico, USA |
| IMA Chemistry: | Te |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Tellurium contains elements: Tellurium (Te) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Romania |
| Year First Published: | 1802 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Tellurium was discovered in gold ores by Muller, the chief inspector of mines in Trannsylvania in 1782. However it was named by Klaproth, who isolated it in 1798 while continuing Muller's work: Klaproth M H (1802) Chemische Untersuchung der Siebenbürgischen Golderze, Beiträge zur Chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper 3, 1-34 |
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| Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
| Oldest Known Age: | 3074 Million Years Ago |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Tellurium (Wiki) Search Mindat: Tellurium Search Web Mineral DB: Tellurium |
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