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Telluronevskite Mineral Data
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General Telluronevskite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
Bi3TeSe2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 890.10 gm |
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Bismuth 68.56 % Bi |
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Tellurium 14.48 % Te |
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Lead 0.47 % Pb |
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Selenium 15.35 % Se |
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Sulfur 1.15 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Bi2.92Pb0.02Te1.01Se1.73S0.32 |
| Environment: |
Found in opal-quartz veinlets in "secondary quartzite" formed by contact metamorphism or hydrothermal alteration of volcanic rocks. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 2001 (Dana # Added) |
| Locality: |
Bihorlat Mountains near Kosice in eastern Slovakia, Slovak Republic. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named as the Te analog of nevskite. |
| Synonym: |
IMA1993-027a |
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