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Selenium & Tellurium

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Description
Locality: 
El Plomo Mine, Ojojona, Distrito Central, Francisco Morazan Department, Honduras
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm
Description

Specimen labelled “selen-tellurium”, that first described at El Plomo Mine (Honduras) in 1890. “selen-tellurium” was thought to be a Se-bearing variety of tellurium, but currently these specimens from Honduras are considered a mixture of this two elements, selenium and tellurium (American Mineralogist, 1991, 76, 257-265).

Ex Chris Deroo specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Selenium

Formula: 
Se
Strunz: 
1.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
red

Tellurium

Formula: 
Te
Strunz: 
1.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Colour: 
Tin-white
Streak: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Mariahilf Mine, Faţa Băii (Facebánya; Facebay; Fatiabaja), Zlatna (Zalatna; Zalathna), Alba Co., Romania

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