Empressite

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Empressite

AgTe

Silver telluride mineral

Properties

Chemical formula
AgTe
Group
Oxides
Crystal system
Orthorhombic
Hardness (Mohs)
Color
Brown
Luster
Streak
Density
Cleavage
Fracture
Tenacity
Crystal habit
Transparency
Space group
Fluorescence
Magnetism
Radioactivity
Refractive index
Optical character
Birefringence
Pleochroism
Strunz classification
2.CB.80
Dana classification
IMA status
Redefined mineral (Rd)
IMA symbol
Eps
Locality
🇺🇸 Empress Josephine mine
Type locality
Discovery year

Etymology

Named after Empress Josephine mine

Source: Wikidata

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