Telluride mineral explained

A telluride mineral is a mineral that has the telluride anion as a main component.

Tellurides are similar to sulfides and are grouped with them in both the Dana and Strunz mineral classification systems.^{[1] [2]}

Examples include:

• altaite
• calaverite
• coloradoite
• empressite
• hessite
• kostovite
• krennerite
• melonite
• merenskyite
• petzite
• rickardite
• stützite
• sylvanite
• tellurobismuthite
• temagamite
• tetradymite
• vulcanite

See also

• Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine

Notes and References

1. http://webmineral.com/dana/II-2.shtml#2.1 Webmineral Dana
2. http://webmineral.com/strunz/II.shtml Webmineral Strunz