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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
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Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite, etc.

Granite quarry, Allerding, Sankt Florian am Inn, Schärding District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite, etc.

Granite quarry, Allerding, Sankt Florian am Inn, Schärding District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite, etc.

Granite quarry, Allerding, Sankt Florian am Inn, Schärding District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite, etc.

Granite quarry, Allerding, Sankt Florian am Inn, Schärding District, Upper Austria, Austria
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Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite, etc.

Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite, etc.

Granite quarry, Allerding, Sankt Florian am Inn, Schärding District, Upper Austria, Austria
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About Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeHide

Formula:
Ag8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6
Name:
Tellurium-rich 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)

Chemistry of Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeHide

Mindat Formula:
Ag8(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)6
Element Weights:
Element% weight
Ag73.502 %
S16.387 %
Sn10.111 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.
Elements listed:
Ag, Ge, S, Sn, Te - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Synonyms of Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeHide

Other Language Names for Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeHide

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:
4 photos of Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite associated with GalenaPbS
3 photos of Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite associated with Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
2 photos of Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite associated with SphaleriteZnS
2 photos of Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite associated with PyriteFeS2
2 photos of Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite associated with DufrénoysitePb2As2S5
1 photo of Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite associated with StalderiteTl(Cu,Ag)(Zn,Fe,Hg)2(As,Sb)2S6
1 photo of Tellurium-bearing Canfieldite associated with Tennantite SubgroupCu6(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.

Internet Links for Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeHide

References for Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeHide

Localities for Tellurium-bearing CanfielditeHide

Showing 10 localities.

This map shows a selection of localities that have latitude and longitude coordinates recorded. Click on the symbol to view information about a locality. The symbol next to localities in the list can be used to jump to that position on the map.
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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
Silver Standard Resources Inc
          • San Miguel Open pit
Paar et al. (2000)
  • Salta Province
    • Los Andes department
      • San Antonio de los Cobres
        • Organullo mining district
Brodtkorb (2002) +2 other references
Austria
 
  • Salzburg
    • Tamsweg District
      • Muhr
        • Rotgülden
          • Lower Rotgülden lake
Horner et al. (1997)
  • Upper Austria
    • Schärding District
      • Sankt Florian am Inn
        • Allerding
Horninger (1936) +1 other reference
China
 
  • Jiangxi
    • Ganzhou
      • Dayu Co.
        • Xihuashan ore field
Weining Zhou (1994)
  • Liaoning
    • Huludao
      • Jianchang County
Li et al. (1999)
Japan
 
  • Shimane Prefecture
    • Masuda City
      • Tsumo mine
SOEDA et al. (1982)
South Korea
 
  • North Chungcheong Province
    • Chungju City
Lee et al. (1989)
Switzerland
 
  • Valais
    • Goms
      • Binn
        • Fäld
Bindi et al. (2012) +1 other reference
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