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