[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"minerals:one:3906":3},{"id":4,"longid":5,"guid":6,"name":7,"shortcode_ima":8,"entrytype":9,"entrytype_text":10,"varietyof":11,"synid":11,"polytypeof":11,"groupid":12,"weighting":13,"nolocadd":14,"blacklisted":14,"mindat_formula":8,"mindat_formula_note":11,"ima_formula":8,"elements":15,"sigelements":16,"key_elements":17,"impurities":18,"cim":19,"ima_status":20,"ima_notes":11,"ima_history":11,"approval_year":11,"publication_year":11,"discovery_year":23,"strunz10ed1":24,"strunz10ed2":25,"strunz10ed3":25,"strunz10ed4":26,"dana8ed1":24,"dana8ed2":27,"dana8ed3":28,"dana8ed4":29,"csystem":30,"cclass":31,"spacegroup":32,"spacegroupset":33,"a":34,"b":35,"c":36,"alpha":35,"beta":35,"gamma":35,"aerror":11,"berror":11,"cerror":11,"alphaerror":11,"betaerror":11,"gammaerror":11,"va3":37,"z":38,"csmetamict":14,"commentcrystal":11,"twinning":11,"tranglide":11,"parting":11,"epitaxidescription":11,"morphology":39,"tlform":11,"hmin":40,"hmax":41,"hardtype":11,"vhnmin":35,"vhnmax":35,"vhnerror":11,"vhng":11,"vhns":11,"commenthard":11,"dmeas":42,"dmeas2":43,"dcalc":44,"dmeaserror":11,"dcalcerror":11,"commentdense":11,"lustre":11,"lustretype":45,"commentluster":11,"diapheny":46,"streak":47,"colour":48,"commentcolor":11,"colors":49,"streak_colors":52,"luminescence":11,"uv":11,"cleavage":53,"cleavagetype":54,"fracturetype":11,"tenacity":55,"commentbreak":11,"opticaltype":11,"opticalsign":11,"opticalalpha":35,"opticalalpha2":35,"opticalalphaerror":11,"opticalbeta":35,"opticalbeta2":35,"opticalbetaerror":11,"opticalgamma":35,"opticalgamma2":35,"opticalgammaerror":11,"opticalomega":35,"opticalomega2":35,"opticalomegaerror":11,"opticalepsilon":35,"opticalepsilon2":35,"opticalepsilonerror":11,"opticaln":35,"opticaln2":35,"opticalnerror":11,"optical2vcalc":35,"optical2vcalc2":35,"optical2vcalcerror":11,"optical2vmeasured":35,"optical2vmeasured2":35,"optical2vmeasurederror":11,"rimin":11,"rimax":11,"opticaldispersion":11,"opticalpleochroism":56,"opticalpleochorismdesc":11,"opticalbirefringence":11,"opticalcomments":11,"opticalcolour":50,"opticalinternal":11,"opticaltropic":57,"opticalanisotropism":58,"opticalbireflectance":11,"opticalextinction":11,"opticalr":59,"specdispm":11,"ir":11,"electrical":11,"magnetism":11,"thermalbehaviour":11,"other":60,"industrial":11,"occurrence":11,"otheroccurrence":11,"type_specimen_store":11,"description_short":11,"aboutname":61,"rock_parent":11,"rock_parent2":11,"rock_root":9,"rock_bgs_code":11,"meteoritical_code":11,"updttime":62,"reviewed_at":11,"variety_of":11,"varieties":63,"group_members":64,"associates":72,"confused_with":89,"type_localities":91,"occurrence_total":96,"citations":97,"images":147,"structures":355,"synonyms":372,"language_names":410,"wikidata_qid":439,"texts":440},3906,"1:1:3906:8","c76840c1-06f1-4a0c-91ff-9a6be25ecf5b","Native Tellurium","Te",0,"mineral",null,53339,2466,false,[8],[8],[8],"Se,Fe,Bi,S","1.54",[21,22],"APPROVED","GRANDFATHERED","1802","1","C","10","3","4","2","Trigonal",12,89,"P31 2 1","4.4572","0","5.929",101.3,3,"Prismatic and acicular crystals",2,2.5,"6.1","6.3","6.225","Metallic","Opaque","Grey","Tin-white",[50,51],"white","gray",[51],"Perfect on \u003Cmi>{10_10}\u003C\u002Fmi>, imperfect on {0001}","Perfect","brittle","Weak","Anisotropic","Fairly strong","(58.1,64.2) 400,\r\n(58.4,64.8) 420,\r\n(58.7,65.3) 440,\r\n(59.1,65.7) 460,\r\n(59.3,66.1) 480,\r\n(59.7,66.5) 500,\r\n(60.0,66.8) 520,\r\n(60.1,67.0) 540,\r\n(60.2,66.8) 560,\r\n(60.0,66.6) 580,\r\n(59.5,66.0) 600,\r\n(58.8,65.2) 620,\r\n(57.9,64.3) 640,\r\n(57.1,63.4) 660,\r\n(56.1,62.3) 680,\r\n(55.0,61.3) 700","With HNO3 (1:1), effervesces vigorously and stains dark gray. FeCl3 (20%), slowly tarnishes brownish gray. No reaction with HCl (1:1), KCN (20%), KOH (40%), or HgCl2 (5%).","For the Latin name of planet earth, \"tellus\".","2025-08-11 12:14:24",[],[65],{"id":66,"name":67,"entrytype":9,"csystem":30,"ima_formula":68,"mindat_formula":68,"hmin":40,"hmax":40,"dmeas":69,"dcalc":70,"primary_image_id":71},3611,"Native Selenium","Se","4.8","4.809",17302,[73,82],{"id":32,"name":74,"entrytype":9,"csystem":75,"ima_formula":76,"mindat_formula":76,"hmin":77,"hmax":78,"dmeas":79,"dcalc":80,"primary_image_id":81},"Alabandite","Isometric","MnS",3.5,4,"3.95","4.053",508,{"id":83,"name":84,"entrytype":9,"csystem":75,"ima_formula":85,"mindat_formula":85,"hmin":40,"hmax":38,"dmeas":86,"dcalc":87,"primary_image_id":88},147,"Altaite","PbTe","8.19","8.27",904,[90],{"id":66,"name":67,"entrytype":9,"csystem":30,"ima_formula":68,"mindat_formula":68,"hmin":40,"hmax":40,"dmeas":69,"dcalc":70,"primary_image_id":71},[92],{"id":93,"txt":94,"latitude":11,"longitude":11,"country":95},193509,"Mariahilf Mine, Faţa Băii, Zlatna, Alba County, Romania","Romania",223,[98,102,106,110,114,117,121,125,129,133,137,142],{"id":99,"year":100,"html":101,"doi":11},16125285,1783,"Von Reichenstein, F.J.M. (1783) Versuche mit dem in der Grube Mariahilf in dem Gebirge Fazeby bey Zalathna vorkommenden vermeinten gediegenen Spiesglanzkönig. Physikalische Arbeiten der einträchtigen Freunde in Wien: 1.Quartal: 63-69.",{"id":103,"year":104,"html":105,"doi":11},16772239,1802,"Klaproth, M. H. (1802) LLXXIII. Chemische Untersuchung der siebenbürgischen Golderze, A. Gediegen Tellur. In \u003Ci>Beiträge zur chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper\u003C\u002Fi> Vol. 3. Rottmann. p.2-15. \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.e-rara.ch\u002Fdownload\u002Fpdf\u002F12724578.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":107,"year":108,"html":109,"doi":11},16125287,1924,"Bradley, A.J. (1924) The crystal structures of the rhombohedral forms of selenium and tellurium. Philosophical Magazine: 48: 477-497.",{"id":111,"year":112,"html":113,"doi":11},520025,1932,"Ballmer, Gerald J. (1932) Notes and news: Native tellurium from northwest of Silver City, New Mexico. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  17 (10) 491-492 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM17\u002FAM17_491.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":115,"year":112,"html":116,"doi":11},16125288,"Watanabe, M. (1932) A New Occurrence of Native Tellurium in Japan. Proceedings of the Imperial Academy, 8(9), 440-441.",{"id":118,"year":119,"html":120,"doi":11},16125290,1936,"Watanabe, Takeo (1936) Crystals of Native Tellurium from Japan. \u003Ci>Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University. Series 4, Geology and mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>,  3 (2). 101-111 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Feprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp\u002Fdspace\u002Fbitstream\u002F2115\u002F35770\u002F1\u002F3%282%29_101-112.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":122,"year":123,"html":124,"doi":11},1118651,1944,"Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) \u003Ci>The System of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.",{"id":126,"year":127,"html":128,"doi":11},16125292,1967,"Cherin, P., Unger, P. (1967) Two-dimentional refinement of the crystal structure of tellurium. Acta Crystallographica: 23: 670-671.",{"id":130,"year":131,"html":132,"doi":11},16125293,1982,"Berbeleac, I., David, M. (1982) Native Tellurium from Musariu, Brad Region, Metaliferi (Metalici) Mountains, Romania. In: , et al. Ore Genesis. Special Publication of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.",{"id":134,"year":135,"html":136,"doi":11},16967634,2005,"(2005) Tellurium. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Ftellurium.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":138,"year":139,"html":140,"doi":141},240860,2011,"Nakata, Masataka, Komuro, Kosei (2011) Chemistry and Occurrences of Native Tellurium from Epithermal Gold Deposits in Japan. \u003Ci>Resource Geology\u003C\u002Fi>,  61 (3) 211-223 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1111\u002Fj.1751-3928.2011.00159.x'>doi:10.1111\u002Fj.1751-3928.2011.00159.x\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1111\u002Fj.1751-3928.2011.00159.x",{"id":143,"year":144,"html":145,"doi":146},17432741,2024,"Hurtig, Nicole C., Gysi, Alexander P., Monecke, Thomas, Petersen, Sven, Hannington, Mark D. (2024) Tellurium Transport and Enrichment in Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits: Numerical Simulations of Vent Fluids and Comparison to Modern Sea-Floor Sulfides. \u003Ci>Economic Geology\u003C\u002Fi>,  119 (4) 829-851 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.5382\u002Fecongeo.5067'>doi:10.5382\u002Fecongeo.5067\u003C\u002Fa>","10.5382\u002Fecongeo.5067",[148,158,168,178,186,194,201,210,216,222,229,238,248,257,266,274,282,290,297,304,312,319,326,331,336,346],{"id":149,"source_url":150,"license_code":151,"credit_html":152,"title":153,"description":154,"author":155,"original_width":156,"original_height":157},17341,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=3447839","Public domain","Solid State, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=3447839\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium.jpg","Tellurium on quartz (Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico)","Solid State",932,642,{"id":159,"source_url":160,"license_code":161,"credit_html":162,"title":163,"description":164,"author":165,"original_width":166,"original_height":167},69882,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=497242","CC BY 2.5","Dschwen, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=497242\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium crystal.jpg","Ultra pure tellurium crystal. Length ca. 2cm. Image taken by \u003Ca href=\"\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUser:Dschwen\" title=\"User:Dschwen\">User:Dschwen\u003C\u002Fa> on January 5th 2006.","Dschwen",1021,698,{"id":169,"source_url":170,"license_code":171,"credit_html":172,"title":173,"description":174,"author":175,"original_width":176,"original_height":177},17342,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10124292","CC BY-SA 3.0","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10124292\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium-34293.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTellurium\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tellurium\">Tellurium\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Emperor Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVatukoula\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vatukoula\">Vatukoula\u003C\u002Fa>, Tavua Gold Field, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FViti_Levu\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Viti Levu\">Viti Levu\u003C\u002Fa>, Fiji (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-18851.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>several very small, sub-mm crystals are scattered sparsely about. 5.5 x 2.8 x 1 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",600,405,{"id":179,"source_url":180,"license_code":171,"credit_html":181,"title":182,"description":183,"author":175,"original_width":184,"original_height":185},17343,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159349","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159349\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium-201736.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTellurium\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tellurium\">Tellurium\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Burro Mountains District, Grant County, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNew_Mexico\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:New Mexico\">New Mexico\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-21905.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 3.2 x 2.4 x 0.9 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Native tellurium is an uncommon element. The matrix on this old-time specimen is richly covered with lustrous, tin-white tellurium plates and hails from the Burro Mountains District, Grant Co., New Mexico. Accompanied by an old, faded Ward’s label. The collection this came out of was a museum stash dating to prior to World War I.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",750,575,{"id":187,"source_url":188,"license_code":171,"credit_html":189,"title":190,"description":191,"author":175,"original_width":192,"original_height":193},17344,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429164","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429164\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium-chp4b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTellurium\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tellurium\">Tellurium\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Emperor Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVatukoula\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vatukoula\">Vatukoula\u003C\u002Fa>, Tavua Gold Field, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FViti_Levu\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Viti Levu\">Viti Levu\u003C\u002Fa>, Fiji (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-18851.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.5 x 3.1 x 3.1 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Native Tellurium Crystals\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>One almost 1-mm crystal, eye-visible and sharp, and a host of tinier ones sparkle on this matrix. 4.5 x 3.1 x 3.1 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",400,299,{"id":195,"source_url":196,"license_code":171,"credit_html":197,"title":198,"description":199,"author":175,"original_width":200,"original_height":192},17345,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10445813","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10445813\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium-chp1a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTellurium\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tellurium\">Tellurium\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Emperor Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVatukoula\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vatukoula\">Vatukoula\u003C\u002Fa>, Tavua Gold Field, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FViti_Levu\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Viti Levu\">Viti Levu\u003C\u002Fa>, Fiji (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-18851.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 3.7 x 3 x 1.1 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Native Tellurium Crystals\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is a miniature sized specimen rich with perhaps a dozen sub-mm crystals , eye visible, scattered all over it. On one side are two larger crystals which are just over 1 mm (perhaps 1.5 mm), bright and sharp, and possibly twinned. VERY NICE reference specimen with eye-visible crystals!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",329,{"id":202,"source_url":203,"license_code":171,"credit_html":204,"title":205,"description":206,"author":207,"original_width":208,"original_height":209},69885,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=15360144","W. Oelen, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=15360144\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium element.jpg","Pieces of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002Ftellurium\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"w:tellurium\">tellurium\u003C\u002Fa> metal in a vial","W. Oelen",500,667,{"id":211,"source_url":212,"license_code":171,"credit_html":213,"title":214,"description":199,"author":175,"original_width":192,"original_height":215},17346,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10445814","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10445814\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium-chp1b.jpg",243,{"id":217,"source_url":218,"license_code":171,"credit_html":219,"title":220,"description":221,"author":207,"original_width":209,"original_height":208},69886,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=15360145","W. Oelen, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=15360145\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium element 2.jpg","Quarter of a tellurium disc",{"id":223,"source_url":224,"license_code":171,"credit_html":225,"title":226,"description":227,"author":175,"original_width":192,"original_height":228},17347,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10445817","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10445817\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium-chp3a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTellurium\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tellurium\">Tellurium\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Emperor Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVatukoula\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Vatukoula\">Vatukoula\u003C\u002Fa>, Tavua Gold Field, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FViti_Levu\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Viti Levu\">Viti Levu\u003C\u002Fa>, Fiji (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-18851.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.1 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Native Tellurium Crystals\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>several very small, sub-mm crystals are scattered sparsely about. One approaches 1 mm in size. Perfect reference specimen for that regard. The back is cut and semi-polished, revealing rich and attractive veins of tellurium\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",281,{"id":230,"source_url":231,"license_code":232,"credit_html":233,"title":234,"description":235,"author":236,"original_width":237,"original_height":237},69890,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=28860522","CC BY 3.0","Hi-Res Images of Chemical Elements, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=28860522\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium (Te).jpg","The semimetal tellurium is chemically similar to selenium. It is more metallic and somewhat less toxic than this, but its compounds smell even worse. Tellurium probably has no biological role and has only very few, special applications. It can form nice crystals and sometimes natively occurs in nature, however it is very rare. Tellurium is the element that most easily forms compounds with gold, therefore it sometimes accrues as waste at the extraction of gold.","Hi-Res Images of Chemical Elements",1220,{"id":239,"source_url":240,"license_code":241,"credit_html":242,"title":243,"description":244,"author":245,"original_width":246,"original_height":247},69892,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=52599188","CC BY-SA 4.0","Mpaasik, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=52599188\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Telluur.jpg","Ristlõige telluurikangist","Mpaasik",1574,1058,{"id":249,"source_url":250,"license_code":241,"credit_html":251,"title":252,"description":253,"author":254,"original_width":255,"original_height":256},69894,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=81720516","Jan Anskeit, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=81720516\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium pieces.jpg","Stücke des Elements Tellur, Reinheit: 99,99%","Jan Anskeit",5349,3566,{"id":258,"source_url":259,"license_code":241,"credit_html":260,"title":261,"description":262,"author":263,"original_width":264,"original_height":265},69896,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=113748582","Koreller, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=113748582\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Muséum de Nantes - 494 - Tellure.jpg","Tellure, au Muséum de Nantes","Koreller",3144,2368,{"id":267,"source_url":268,"license_code":171,"credit_html":269,"title":270,"description":271,"author":272,"original_width":208,"original_height":273},18743,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=11826963","Materialscientist, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=11826963\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","TeO2powder.jpg","Tellurium dioxide","Materialscientist",393,{"id":275,"source_url":276,"license_code":151,"credit_html":277,"title":278,"description":279,"author":280,"original_width":281,"original_height":281},17340,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1956253","Dave Dyet http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shutterstone.com http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dyet.com, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1956253\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium with Quartz - Native Element Moctezuma Mine Sonoma Mexico.jpg","These mineral images are free to use how you wish.","Dave Dyet http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shutterstone.com http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dyet.com",640,{"id":283,"source_url":284,"license_code":171,"credit_html":285,"title":286,"description":287,"author":175,"original_width":288,"original_height":289},7801,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172244","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172244\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium-Emmonsite-280528.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTellurium\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tellurium\">Tellurium\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEmmonsite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Emmonsite\">Emmonsite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSilver_City\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Silver City\">Silver City\u003C\u002Fa>, Grant County, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNew_Mexico\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:New Mexico\">New Mexico\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-13085.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 6.0 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Brilliant, silver-metallic, parallel-growth lathes of native tellurium are scattered on both sides of this very rare, older specimen from Silver City, New Mexico. The large lathe is 1.0 cm, large for the species. The lathes are in a very rich matrix of tellurium microcrystals and massive ore. Richly dispersed on the matrix are green crystal clusters of the rare iron, tellurium oxide emmonsite. This is probably 100 year-old material, but no proof. Ex. George Elling Collection. Weighs 63 grams.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",712,543,{"id":291,"source_url":292,"license_code":171,"credit_html":293,"title":294,"description":287,"author":175,"original_width":295,"original_height":296},7802,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172245","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172245\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium-Emmonsite-280530.jpg",599,472,{"id":298,"source_url":299,"license_code":171,"credit_html":300,"title":301,"description":302,"author":175,"original_width":184,"original_height":303},18742,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10164632","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10164632\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Paratellurite-Tellurium-236620.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTellurium_dioxide\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tellurium dioxide\">Paratellurite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTellurium\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tellurium\">Tellurium\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMontezuma\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Montezuma\">Moctezuma\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMoctezuma_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Moctezuma (municipality)\">Municipio de Moctezuma\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSonora\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sonora\">Sonora\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2356.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 3.6 x 3.5 x 2.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Paratellurite is a very rare species and this rich and showy ore specimen is from the Co-type Locality - the Moctezuma Mine of Sonora, Mexico. This gold-tellurium mine is renowned for its wealth of secondary tellurium minerals. Pastel-yellow microcrystals and crusts of paratellurite richly cover both sides of the quartz-rich matrix. A rich concentration of sparkly, silver-gray native tellurium microcrystals covers one end of this fine old-time piece from the Mullane Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",679,{"id":305,"source_url":306,"license_code":171,"credit_html":307,"title":308,"description":309,"author":175,"original_width":310,"original_height":311},23148,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10149588","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10149588\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Stutzite-Tellurium-169921.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSt%C3%BCtzite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Stützite\">Stützite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTellurium\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tellurium\">Tellurium\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMontezuma\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Montezuma\">Moctezuma\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMoctezuma_(municipality)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Moctezuma (municipality)\">Municipio de Moctezuma\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSonora\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Sonora\">Sonora\u003C\u002Fa>, Mexico (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2356.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 3.7 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A rare silver telluride! This specimen is composed of a really rich coating of surface-laying, splendent, metallic-gray crystals of stützite upon the typical Moctezuma mine matrix enriched in native tellurium. Additionally, there may be tetradymite present as well: three very rare species, all having tellurium in their formula.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",576,800,{"id":313,"source_url":314,"license_code":171,"credit_html":315,"title":316,"description":317,"author":175,"original_width":318,"original_height":192},23149,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461066","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461066\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Stutzite-Tellurium-rare08-31b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSt%C3%BCtzite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Stützite\">Stützite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTellurium\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tellurium\">Tellurium\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Sonora, Mexico\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 3.7 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Stutzite with native Tellurium\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A rare silver telluride! This specimen is composed of a really rich coating of surface-laying, splendent, metallic-gray crystals of stützite upon the typical Moctezuma mine matrix enriched in native tellurium. Additionally, there may be tetradymite present as well: three very rare species, all having tellurium in their formula.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",271,{"id":320,"source_url":321,"license_code":171,"credit_html":322,"title":323,"description":324,"author":175,"original_width":325,"original_height":192},23150,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461067","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10461067\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Stutzite-Tellurium-rare08-31c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSt%C3%BCtzite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Stützite\">Stützite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTellurium\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tellurium\">Tellurium\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Sonora, Mexico\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 3.7 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Stützite with native Tellurium\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A rare silver telluride! This specimen is composed of a really rich coating of surface-laying, splendent, metallic-gray crystals of stützite upon the typical Moctezuma mine matrix enriched in native tellurium. Additionally, there may be tetradymite present as well: three very rare species, all having tellurium in their formula.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",251,{"id":327,"source_url":328,"license_code":151,"credit_html":329,"title":330,"description":279,"author":280,"original_width":311,"original_height":311},23912,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1956258","Dave Dyet http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shutterstone.com http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dyet.com, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1956258\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tetradymite 2 w- bismuthinite in quartz Bismuth tellurium sulfide Silver Spoon Mine Darwin District Inyo County California 1823.jpg",{"id":332,"source_url":333,"license_code":151,"credit_html":334,"title":335,"description":279,"author":280,"original_width":311,"original_height":311},23913,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1956259","Dave Dyet http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shutterstone.com http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dyet.com, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1956259\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tetradymite w- bismuthinite in quartz Bismuth tellurium sulfide Silver Spoon Mine Darwin District Inyo County California 1821.jpg",{"id":337,"source_url":338,"license_code":339,"credit_html":340,"title":341,"description":342,"author":343,"original_width":344,"original_height":345},25043,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=83657467","CC BY 2.0","James St. John, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=83657467\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Tellurium-quartz-pyrite hydrothermal vein (Emperor Gold-Silver Telluride Deposit, Mba Volcanics, Miocene; Emperor Mine, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands) (17333016059).jpg","\u003Cp>Tellurium-quartz-pyrite hydrothermal vein from the Miocene of the Fiji Islands. (field of view 2.7 cm across)\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Silvery-colored = tellurium\nWhitish-gray = quartz\nBrassy gold = pyrite\nDark material at right = host rock (altered porphyritic shoshonite)\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties.  At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical.  Currently, there are over 4900 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common.  Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry.  Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Elements are fundamental substances of matter - matter that is composed of the same types of atoms.  At present, 118 elements are known (four of them are still unnamed).  Of these, 98 occur naturally on Earth (hydrogen to californium).  Most of these occur in rocks & minerals, although some occur in very small, trace amounts.  Only some elements occur in their native elemental state as minerals.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To find a native element in nature, it must be relatively non-reactive and there must be some concentration process.  Metallic, semimetallic (metalloid), and nonmetallic elements are known in their native state.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tellurium (Te) is a semimetal\u002Fmetalloid that can occur in its native state as a mineral.  It has a metallic luster, a bright silvery color, a grayish streak, is rather soft (H = 2 to 2.5), and is heavy for its size.  It is not malleable.  Tellurium can break along several cleavage planes.\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tellurium is best known from precious metal telluride deposits, such as the Cripple Creek Mining District of Colorado, USA.  In such deposits, Te is usually mixed with various metals and semimetals (e.g., Au, Ag, Pb, Ni, Fe, Bi, Sb).\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The sample shown above is a tellurium-quartz-pyrite hydrothermal vein that is hosted in altered porphyritic shoshonite lava (see rock matrix at right).\n\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Deposit & age: Emperor Gold-Silver Telluride Deposit, Mba Volcanics, Miocene\n\u003C\u002Fp>\nLocality: Emperor Mine, near Vatukoula, Tavua Gold Field, northern Viti Levu, western Fiji Islands, southwest-central Pacific Basin (17º 30’ 24” South, 177º 51’ 12” East)","James St. John",2128,1639,{"id":347,"source_url":348,"license_code":171,"credit_html":349,"title":350,"description":351,"author":352,"original_width":353,"original_height":354},37806,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=146750363","HolDu, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=146750363\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Calaverit, Rhodochrosit, Tellur (OM1-178A).JPG","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalaverite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Calaverite\">Calaverite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRhodochrosite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Rhodochrosite\">Rhodochrosite\u003C\u002Fa>, possibly with native \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTellurium\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tellurium\">Tellurium\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Offenbanya, Transylvania, Romania\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Weight: 23.11 g\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","HolDu",5184,3888,[356,362,368],{"id":357,"url":358,"label":359,"formula":8,"spacegroup":360,"year":361},13463,"\u002Fcif\u002F13463.cif","Adenis 1989","P 31 2 1",1989,{"id":363,"url":364,"label":365,"formula":8,"spacegroup":366,"year":367},13464,"\u002Fcif\u002F13464.cif","Wyckoff 1963","P 32 2 1",1963,{"id":369,"url":370,"label":371,"formula":8,"spacegroup":360,"year":108},13465,"\u002Fcif\u002F13465.cif","Bradley 1924",[373,374,375,376,377,378,379,380,381,382,383,384,385,386,387,388,389,390,391,392,393,394,395,396,397,398,399,400,401,402,403,404,405,406,407,408,409],"Aurum Paradoxum","Çhellurium","Gediegen Tellur","Lionite (of Berdell)","Metallum Problematicum","Silvan","Sylvanite (of Kirwan)","Teallúiream","Tedjicmu","Tel·luri","Tellur","Tellúr","Tellür","Tellure","Telluri","Tellurio","Telluriu","Tellurium","Telluur","Telluuri","Telua","Telur","Telúr","Telūras","Teluri","Telurij","Telurijum","Telurio","Telúrio","Telurium","Teluro","Telūrs","Teluryu","Τελλούριο","டெலூரியம்","ಟೆಲ್ಲುರಿಯಮ್","ടെലൂറിയം",[411,415,419,423,427,431,435],{"lang":412,"names":413},"ca",[414],"tel·luri natiu",{"lang":416,"names":417},"de",[418],"Tellur, gediegen",{"lang":420,"names":421},"fr",[422],"Tellure natif",{"lang":424,"names":425},"it",[426],"tellurio nativo",{"lang":428,"names":429},"pl",[430],"tellur rodzimy",{"lang":432,"names":433},"ru",[434],"Самородный теллур",{"lang":436,"names":437},"uk",[438],"Телур самородний","Q3983055",{"history":11,"applications":11}]