Altaite
| Altaite | ||
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Specific gravity 8.2 – 8.3 | | |
| References | [2][3] | |
Altaite, or
isometric crystal structure. Altaite is in the galena group of minerals as it shares many of properties of galena. Altaite has an unusually high density for a light-colored mineral. Altaite and other rare tellurides are classified in the sulfide mineral class
(Dana classification).
Altaite was discovered in 1845 in the
Zyryanovsk, Kazakhstan; the Ritchie Creek Deposit in Price County, Wisconsin; the Koch-Bulak gold deposit in Kazakhstan; Moctezuma, Mexico; and Coquimbo, Chile
among other locations.
See also
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