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Tellurium occurrence, Bennett Lake area, Bennett Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 46' 13'' North , 92° 15' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Samples obtained fom the Royal Ontario Museum where labelled as coming from Bennett Lake in NW Ontario ( David Joyce 2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
291380
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:291380:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Somewhere in this area is supposed to be an occurrence of native Tellurium.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann Collection, ex Prof. Frank N. Keutsch collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Altaite
Formula: PbTe
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann Collection, ex Prof. Frank N. Keutsch collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann Collection, ex Prof. Frank N. Keutsch collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann Collection, ex Prof. Frank N. Keutsch collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
'Chlorite Group'
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann Collection, ex Prof. Frank N. Keutsch collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Frohbergite
Formula: FeTe2
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann Collection, ex Prof. Frank N. Keutsch collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann Collection, ex Prof. Frank N. Keutsch collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann Collection, ex Prof. Frank N. Keutsch collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann Collection, ex Prof. Frank N. Keutsch collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann Collection, ex Prof. Frank N. Keutsch collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Native Tellurium
Formula: Te
References:
Plumbotellurite
Formula: Pb(TeO3)
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann Collection, ex Prof. Frank N. Keutsch collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
Tellurantimony
Formula: Sb2Te3
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann Collection, ex Prof. Frank N. Keutsch collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Tellurium1.CC.10Te
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Altaite2.CD.10PbTe
Tellurantimony2.DC.05Sb2Te3
Frohbergite2.EB.10aFeTe2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Plumbotellurite4.JK.55Pb(TeO3)
Group 9 - Silicates
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O PlumbotelluritePb(TeO3)
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe FrohbergiteFeTe2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sb TellurantimonySb2Te3
TeTellurium
Te AltaitePbTe
Te FrohbergiteFeTe2
Te PlumbotelluritePb(TeO3)
Te TellurantimonySb2Te3
Te Native TelluriumTe
PbLead
Pb AltaitePbTe
Pb PlumbotelluritePb(TeO3)

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