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Formula: Sb2Te3
Telluride,
tetradymite group,
forms a series with
tellurobismuthite
Crystal System: Trigonal
Specific gravity: 6.511 calculated
Hardness: 2
Streak: Grey Dana
Colour: Pink, cream, grey
Environments
Localities
At the type locality, the Mattagami Lake mine, Matagami, Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada, tellurantimony has been found in a
zinc-rich stratiform massive sulphide deposit of volcanogenic origin in Archean volcanics, associated
with altaite, pyrrhotite and
chalcopyrite
(HOM).
At the Kobetsuzawa mine, Japan, tellurantimony has been found associated with altaite
and tellurium
(HOM).
At the Golden Mile, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia, tellurantimony is extremely rare, but a sample has been found associated with
coloradoite, calaverite,
petzite, altaite,
tellurium and gold. Another sample was found
associated with tellurium and coloradoite
(AJM.18.1.14-15).
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