Empressite
Empress Josephine Mine, Bonanza, Bonanza Mining District, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
The silver telluride empressite in a small vug amid quartz, from the type-locality at the Empress Josephine Mine at Bonanza, Colorado. The specimen has not yet been analyzed, but the external appearance conforms to the characteristics listed by Bindi et al. (2004), including pale bronze color, metallic luster, and an uneven to subconchoidal ...
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