General Information:
Chemical Formula:Te
Composition:(Molecular Weight = 127.60 gm)Tellurium 100.0 %
Te Empirical Formula: Te
Environment:Hydrothermal vein mineral.
Locality:Facebaj, Transylvania, Romania.
Name Origin:Named after the element, Latin, tellus = "earth."
Physical Properties: Cleavage:[100] Good
Color:white or grayish white.
Density:6.2
Diaphaniety:Opaque
Habits:Massive - Uniformly indistinguishable crystals forming large masses., Columnar - Forms columns,
Hardness:2-2.5 - Gypsum-Finger Nail
Luminescence:Non-fluorescent.
Luster:Metallic
Streak:grayish white
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