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Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite

A variety of Canfieldite

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Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite, etc.

Granite quarry, Allerding, Sankt Florian am Inn, Schärding District, Upper Austria, Austria

Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite, etc.

Granite quarry, Allerding, Sankt Florian am Inn, Schärding District, Upper Austria, Austria

Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland

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About Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeHide

Formula:

Ag₈(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)₆

Name:

Tellurium-rich variety of canfieldite

A variety of Canfieldite

Canfieldite with a large portion of the sulfur replaced by tellurium. E.g.: 9.4 weight% S, 18.9% Te in Pirquitas mine, Argentina; 9.5% S, 17.9% Te in Julio Verne mine, Argentina; 13.95% S, 8.69% Te in Revelstoke mine, Canada.

See also "tellurocanfieldite".

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

11339 (as Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite)
882 (as Canfieldite)

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:11339:1 (as Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite)
mindat:1:1:882:2 (as Canfieldite)

GUID
(UUID V4):

fa14a00e-c6eb-4e72-a4fb-2578c5173469 (as Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite)
351e5eba-effa-42d8-be96-b2d7370bcd0f (as Canfieldite)

Chemistry of Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeHide

Mindat Formula:

Ag₈(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)₆

Elements listed:

Ag, Ge, S, Sn, Te - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Synonyms of Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeHide

Te Canfieldite

Tellurian Canfieldite

Other Language Names for Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeHide

German:Te-Canfieldit

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

4 photos of Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite associated with Galena	PbS
3 photos of Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite associated with Wurtzite	(Zn,Fe)S
2 photos of Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite associated with Dufrénoysite	Pb₂As₂S₅
2 photos of Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite associated with Sphalerite	ZnS
2 photos of Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite associated with Pyrite	FeS₂
1 photo of Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite associated with Stalderite	Tl(Cu,Ag)(Zn,Fe,Hg)₂(As,Sb)₂S₆
1 photo of Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite associated with Tennantite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)As₄S₁₂S

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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References for Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeHide

Reference List:

Milka K. de Brodtkorb (2002): Las Especies Minerales de la Republica Argentina, Tomo I.

Localities for Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeHide

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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed.

- This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.

- Good crystals or important locality for species.

- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Argentina
Jujuy Province Rinconada Department Mina Pirquitas ⓘ Pirquitas Mine	DE BRODTKORB +3 other references
San Miguel Open pit ⓘ Oploca Vein System	Paar et al. (2000)
Salta Province Los Andes department San Antonio de los Cobres Organullo mining district ⓘ Julio Verne mine	DE BRODTKORB +2 other references

Austria
Salzburg Tamsweg District Muhr Rotgülden Lower Rotgülden lake ⓘ Arsenic mine	Horner et al. (1997)
Upper Austria Schärding District Sankt Florian am Inn Allerding ⓘ Granite quarry	Horninger (1936) +1 other reference

China
Jiangxi Ganzhou Dayu Co. Xihuashan ore field ⓘ Dangping Mine	Weining Zhou (1994)
Liaoning Huludao Jianchang County ⓘ Bajiazi Zn-Pb-Ag deposit	Li et al. (1999)

Japan
Shimane Prefecture Masuda City Tsumo mine ⓘ Maruyama mine	SOEDA et al. (1982)

Switzerland
Valais Goms Binn Fäld ⓘ Lengenbach Quarry	Bindi et al. (2012) +1 other reference

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