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Formula: PbBi2Te2S2
Telluride,
bismuth-bearing mineral
Crystal System: Trigonal
Specific gravity: 7.80 calculated
Hardness: 2½
Colour: In polished section, very pale grey with slight greenish tint
Environments
Localities
At the type locality, the Alekseevskoye Au Mine, Sutamskii Region, Stanovoi Range, Sakha, Russia, aleksite
is of hydrothermal origin in sulphide-quartz veins. Associated minerals
include galena, gold,
altaite, tetradymite,
tsumoite, rucklidgeite and
quartz
(HOM).
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