General Information:
Chemical Formula:PbTe
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 334.80 gm)Tellurium 38.11 %
TeLead 61.89 %
Pb Empirical Formula: PbTe
Locality:TL: Ziryanovsk in the Altai Mountains, Siberia.
Name Origin:Named after its locality.
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[001] Perfect, [010] Perfect, [100] Perfect
Color:tin white, yellowish tin white, or bronze yellow.
Density:8.1 - 8.2, Average = 8.14
Diaphaniety:Opaque
Habits:Euhedral Crystals - Occurs as well-formed crystals showing good external form., Massive - Granular - Common texture observed in granite and other igneous rock.,
Hardness:2.5 - Finger Nail
Luminescence:None.
Luster:Metallic
Streak:black
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