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Selen-tellurium

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Description
Locality: 
El Plomo Mine, Ojojona, Distrito Central, Francisco Morazan Department, Honduras
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

Metallic crystal fragments of selen-tellurium from a little known locality in Honduras.

Selen-tellurium is a variety of tellurium rich in native selenium.

Se-bearing tellurium. Se 29%. Probably an isomorphous mixture.

This variety of tellurium is only found in one locality worldwide (Honduras).

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Selen-tellurium

Variety Of: 

Tellurium

Formula: 
Te
Strunz: 
1.CC.10
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Formula: 
(Te,Se)
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
0.0

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