UM1991-//-Te:Bi
A material that is NOT an approved mineral species
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Formula:
Bi2Te
On the basis of available data, the mineral appears to be identical to the valid unnamed phase UM1980-16-Te:Bi. It is optically similar to pilsenite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
41224
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:41224:7
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
51f8962e-7ac9-4884-a608-9f3b98c96bb5
Physical Properties of UM1991-//-Te:Bi
Transparency:
Opaque
Optical Data of UM1991-//-Te:Bi
Anisotropism:
Distinct
Bireflectance:
Distinct
Colour in reflected light:
Bright white with a yellowish tint
Chemical Properties of UM1991-//-Te:Bi
Formula:
Bi2Te
Elements listed:
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for UM1991-//-Te:Bi
Reference List:
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Xiangping Gu, Watanabe, M., Hoshino, K., and Shibata, Y. (2001): Mineral chemistry and associations of Bi-Te(S,Se) minerals from China. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 289-309.
Jambor, J.L., Grew, E.S., and Roberts, A.C. (2002): New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist 87, 181-184.
Ciobanu, C.L., Pring, A., Cook, N.J., Self, P., Jefferson, D., Dima, G.I., Melnikov, V. (2009): Chemical-structural modularity in the tetradymite group: A HRTEM study. American Mineralogist 94, 517-534.
Internet Links for UM1991-//-Te:Bi
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-41224.html
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Localities for UM1991-//-Te:Bi
Locality List
- 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.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Brazil | |
| Alexandre Raphael Cabral, Atlas Vasconcelos Corrêa Neto (2015) Empirical Bi8Te3 and Bi2Te from the São Sebastião Gold Deposit, Brazil: Implications For Lode-gold Mineralization in Minas Gerais. The Canadian Mineralogist, 53(6), 1061–1072. |
China | |
| Xiangping Gu, Watanabe, M., Hoshino, K., and Shibata, Y. (2001): Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 289-309; Jambor, J.L., Grew, E.S., and Roberts, A.C. (2002): American Mineralogist 87, 181-184 |