UM1994-21-S:AgTe

Valid as an unnamed mineral

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Formula:

Ag₃TeS

Compositionally similart UM1969-09-S:AgTe. Also resembles cervelleite, UM1969-10-S:AgTe, UM1976-12-S:AgTe, UM2003-17-S:AgTe, and 'Unnamed (Ag Telluride Sulphide)'.

Four grains found, 2 to 18 microns in diameter. Probably isotropic, with reflectance >30%. Associates with electrum and sopcheite.

Electron microprobe analysis results, wt.%: Ag 65.35, Te 26.61, S 6.99, Bi 1.05, total 100.00 wt%, corresponding to Ag_2.932Te_1.009S_1.034Bi_0.024.

Synonymous with 'Unnamed (Ag Telluride Sulphide II)'.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

53524

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:53524:7

Similar NamesHide

UM1969-09-S:AgTe		Ag₁₁Te₃S₄
UM1969-10-S:AgTe		Ag₅Te₂S
UM1976-12-S:AgTe		Ag₄TeS
UM1979-//-S:AgTe	A synonym of Cervelleite	Ag₄TeS
UM1987-10-S:AgFe		Ag₂Fe₁₅S₂₀
UM1996-29-S:AgTe		Ag(S,Te)₂
UM2003-17-S:AgTe		Ag₆TeS₂

IMA Classification of UM1994-21-S:AgTeHide

IMA status notes:

Unnamed (probably valid)

Chemistry of UM1994-21-S:AgTeHide

Mindat Formula:

Ag₃TeS

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Ag	66.962 %
Te	26.404 %
S	6.635 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

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

Synonyms of UM1994-21-S:AgTeHide

Unnamed (Ag Telluride Sulphide II)

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Reference List:

Piestrzyński, A., Schmidt, s.Th., Franco, H. (1994): Pd minerals in the Sto. Tomas II porphyry copper deposit, Tuba Benguet, Philippines. Mineralogia Polonica: 25(2): 21-31; in: Jambor, J.L., Kovalenker, V.A., Roberts, A.C (1996): New mineral Names. American Mineralogist: 81: 1016

Smith, D. G.W.; Nickel, E. H. (2007) A System of Codification for Unnamed Minerals: Report of the Subcommittee for Unnamed Minerals of the IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification. The Canadian Mineralogist, 45 (4). 983-990 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.45.4.983

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Philippines

Luzon

Cordillera Administrative Region

Benguet Province

Tuba

ⓘ Philex-Padcal Mine

Piestrzyński et al. (1994) +1 other reference