Mineral Species sorted by the element Te Tellurium (original) (raw)

Tellurium (Te) Element Properties

Atomic Mass 127.6
Atomic Number 52
Name Origins Latin, tellus = "earth."
Year Discovered 1783
Discovery Credits Discovered by Baron Franz Joseph Muller von Reichenstein at Subiu, Romania.
Remarks Silvery white, metallic looking in bulk but usually obtained as dark gray powder. Semi-metal. Burns in air or oxygen. Unaffected by water or HCl but dissolves in HNO3. Used in alloys to improve machine ability; chemicals, catalysts, electronics.Diagnostic tests: Tellurium and tellurides are detected by heating the powdered mineral in a test tube with 5cc of concentrated H2SO4 acid. The presence of a reddish-violet color suggests Te. After cooling, addition of water will cause the color to disappear and a grayish black precipitate of tellurium will appear. Open tube test of the powdered mineral oxidizes tellurium to TeO2 which passes up the tube as a white smoke and condenses near the heated part as a white coating. The coating can be fused into a globule which is yellow when hot and white when cold. Closed tube test of the powdered mineral causes tellurium to volatize and condense on the hot glass as fused globules having a metallic luster. Minor amounts of white oxide may be produced along with the metallic globules. On charcoal, the blowpipe produces a white sublimate near the assay somewhat resembling the test for antimony. The sublimate can be blasted with the blowpipe flame and imparts a pale greenish color to the flame test.
References Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
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Naturally Occurring Isotopes

Symbol Isotope Mass Isotope Nuclide Number Isotope Number Natural Abundance Half-life Half-life Units Decay Mode Decay Mode MeV Decay Mode %
Te 119.904048 120 52 0.0090% Stable
Te 121.903054 122 52 2.5700% Stable
Te 122.904271 123 52 0.8900% 1.3x1013 Years EC 0.052 100.00%
Te 123.902823 124 52 4.7600% Stable
Te 124.904433 125 52 7.1000% Stable
Te 125.903314 126 52 18.8900% Stable beta 0.697 100.00%
Te 126.905227 127 52 0.0000% 9.8 Hours
Te 127.904463 128 52 31.7300% Stable
Te 129.906229 130 52 33.97 2.4x1023 Years ? ? 100.00%

Mineral Species containing the element Te (Tellurium )

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Mineral Name Chemical Formula Te MW
Aleksite PbBi2Te2S2(?) 27.02% Te 944.49
Altaite PbTe 38.11% Te 334.80
Arcubisite Ag6CuBiS4 2.41% Te 1,058.03
Baksanite ! Bi6Te2S3 15.90% Te 1,605.28
Balyakinite CuTeO3 53.36% Te 239.14
Bambollaite Cu(Se,Te)2 25.96% Te 245.79
Benleonardite Ag8(Sb,As)Te2S3 19.44% Te 1,312.68
Bezsmertnovite Au4Cu(Te,Pb) 8.91% Te 1,002.89
Bilibinskite Au3Cu2PbTe2 21.62% Te 1,180.39
Blakeite Fe2(TeO3)3 59.95% Te 638.49
Bogdanovite (Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe) 21.53% Te 592.69
Borovskite Pd3SbTe4 53.65% Te 951.41
Brumadoite ! Cu3(TeO4)(OH)4•5H2O 22.17% Te 535.15
Buckhornite AuPb2BiTe2S3 21.78% Te 1,171.74
Burckhardtite Pb2(Fe+++,Mn+++)Te++++(AlSi3O10)O2(OH)2•(H2O) 13.65% Te 934.87
Calaverite AuTe2 56.44% Te 452.17
Cameronite AgCu7Te10 69.78% Te 1,828.69
Carlfriesite CaTe++++2Te++++++O8 69.49% Te 550.87
Cervelleite Ag4TeS 21.59% Te 591.14
Cesbronite Cu5(TeO3)2(OH)6•2(H2O) 31.62% Te 807.00
Cesbronite-x Cu5(TeO3)2(OH)6•2(H2O) 31.62% Te 807.00
Chekhovichite (Bi,Pb,Fe)2Te4O11 47.34% Te 1,078.24
Chenguodaite ! Ag9FeTe2S4 18.05% Te 1,406.90
Cheremnykhite Zn3Pb3Te++++O6(VO4)2 10.04% Te 1,271.24
Chiluite Bi6Te++++++2Mo++++++2O21 12.53% Te 2,036.95
Choloalite CuPb(Te++++O3)2 39.88% Te 639.96
Cliffordite UTe3O9 50.05% Te 764.82
Coloradoite HgTe 38.88% Te 328.19
Cupromakovickyite ! Cu4AgPb2Bi9S18 0.77% Te 6,445.41
Cuzticite Fe+++2Te++++++O6•3(H2O) 32.77% Te 389.34
Denningite (Mn,Zn)Te2O5 64.98% Te 392.75
Dilithium * Li2Te 90.19% Te 141.48
Dugganite Pb3Zn3Te(As,V,Si)2(O,OH)14 9.80% Te 1,302.29
Emmonsite Fe+++2Te++++3O9•2(H2O) 56.75% Te 674.52
Empressite AgTe 53.69% Te 235.27
Eztlite Pb2Fe+++6(Te++++O3)3(Te++++++O6)(OH)10•8(H2O) 28.14% Te 1,814.07
Fairbankite PbTe++++O3 33.33% Te 382.80
Frankhawthorneite Cu2Te++++++O4(OH)2 36.18% Te 352.70
Frohbergite FeTe2 82.05% Te 311.05
Gaotaiite Ir3Te8 63.90% Te 1,597.46
Girdite Pb3H2(Te++++O3)(Te++++++O6) 24.95% Te 1,022.81
Goldfieldite Cu12(Te,Sb,As)4S13 22.99% Te 1,665.23
Graemite CuTeO3•(H2O) 49.62% Te 257.16
Hedleyite Bi7Te3(?) 20.74% Te 1,845.66
Henryite Cu4Ag3Te4 46.90% Te 1,088.19
Hessite Ag2Te 37.16% Te 343.34
Hexatestibiopanickelite (Ni,Pd)(Te,Sb) 48.64% Te 196.76
Imgreite ? NiTe 68.50% Te 186.29
Ingodite Bi(S,Te) 12.04% Te 264.93
Jensenite Cu++3Te++++++O6•2(H2O) 28.34% Te 450.26
Joseite Bi4(S,Te)3 9.53% Te 1,003.77
Joseite-B Bi4(S,Te)3 9.53% Te 1,003.77
Juabite ! (Ca,Fe++)Cu10(Te++++O3)4(As+++++O4)4(OH)2•4(H2O) 25.01% Te 2,040.94
Kawazulite Bi2(Te,Se,S)3 31.54% Te 728.32
Keithconnite Pd3-xTe(x=0.14to0.43) 29.98% Te 425.58
Keystoneite Mg0.5[Ni++Fe++(TeO3)3]•4.5(H2O) 52.11% Te 734.55
Khinite PbCu++3Te++++++O6(OH)2 19.47% Te 655.45
Kinichilite Mg0.5[Mn++Fe+++(TeO3)3]•4.5(H2O) 52.38% Te 730.80
Kitkaite NiTeSe 48.11% Te 265.25
Kochkarite PbBi4Te7 46.13% Te 1,936.32
Kolarite PbTeCl2 31.45% Te 405.71
Kostovite CuAuTe4 66.21% Te 770.91
Kotulskite Pd(Te,Bi) 37.62% Te 254.37
Krennerite AuTe2 56.44% Te 452.17
Kuksite Pb3Zn3Te++++++O6(PO4)2 10.36% Te 1,231.31
Kuranakhite PbMn++++Te++++++O6 26.27% Te 485.73
Kurilite ? (Ag,Au)2(Te,Se,S) 21.05% Te 363.74
Leisingite ! Cu(Mg,Cu,Fe,Zn)2Te++++++O6•6(H2O) 26.52% Te 481.14
Mackayite Fe+++Te2O5(OH) 62.54% Te 408.05
Magnolite Hg+2Te++++O3 22.12% Te 576.78
Maslovite PtBiTe 24.00% Te 531.66
Mattagamite CoTe2 81.24% Te 314.13
Mayingite IrBiTe 24.13% Te 528.80
Mazzettiite ! Ag3HgPbSbTe5 42.63% Te 1,493.72
Mcalpineite Cu++3Te++++++O6•(H2O) 29.52% Te 432.25
Melonite NiTe2 81.30% Te 313.89
Merenskyite (Pd,Pt)(Te,Bi)2 59.39% Te 386.76
Michenerite (Pd,Pt)BiTe 27.43% Te 465.17
Miessiite ! Pd11Te2Se2 16.78% Te 1,589.46
Moctezumite Pb(UO2)(TeO3)2 30.81% Te 828.42
Moncheite (Pt,Pd)(Te,Bi)2 40.83% Te 468.81
Montanite Bi2Te++++++O6•2(H2O) 18.83% Te 677.59
Montbrayite (Au,Sb)2Te3 51.79% Te 739.12
Mroseite CaTe++++(CO3)O2 49.14% Te 259.69
Museumite ! Pb2(Pb,Sb)2S8[Te,Au]2 11.72% Te 1,992.56
Muthmannite AgAuTe2 46.51% Te 556.88
Nabokoite Cu++7Te++++O4(SO4)5•KCl 10.71% Te 1,191.29
Nagyagite AuPb(Sb,Bi)Te2-3S6 30.12% Te 1,059.12
Oboyerite Pb6H6(Te++++O3)3(Te++++++O6)2•2(H2O) 28.24% Te 2,259.27
Oulankaite ! (Pd,Pt)5(Cu,Fe)4SnTe2S2 19.22% Te 1,327.45
Paderaite Cu7((Cu,Ag)0.33Pb1.33Bi11.33)13S22 0.23% Te 3,824.86
Parakhinite Cu++3PbTe++++++O4(OH)6 18.45% Te 691.48
Paratellurite TeO2 79.95% Te 159.60
Pasavaite ! Pd3Pb2Te2 26.06% Te 989.23
Petzite Ag3AuTe2 32.90% Te 775.77
Pilsenite Bi4Te3 31.41% Te 1,218.72
Pingguite Bi+++6Te++++2O13 14.86% Te 1,717.07
Plumbotellurite PbTe++++O3 33.33% Te 382.80
Poubaite PbBi2Se2(Te,S)2 19.32% Te 990.51
Poughite Fe+++2(TeO3)2(SO4)•3(H2O) 41.63% Te 613.00
Protojoseite * Bi4TeS2(?) 12.42% Te 1,027.65
Quetzalcoatlite Zn8Cu4(TeO3)3(OH)18 23.77% Te 1,610.23
Radhakrishnaite PbTe3(Cl,S)2 58.22% Te 657.52
Rajite CuTe++++2O5 64.00% Te 398.74
Rickardite Cu7Te5 58.92% Te 1,082.82
Rodalquilarite H3Fe+++2(Te++++O3)4Cl 60.01% Te 850.55
Rucklidgeite (Bi,Pb)3Te4 44.93% Te 1,136.01
Saddlebackite ! Pb2Bi2Te2S3 21.56% Te 1,183.76
Schieffelinite Pb(Te++++++,S)O4•(H2O) 24.36% Te 392.93
Schmitterite (UO2)TeO3 28.63% Te 445.63
Shuangfengite IrTe2 57.04% Te 447.42
Skaergaardite ! CuPd 0.29% Te 173.19
Skippenite Bi2Se2(Te,S) 14.08% Te 679.60
Smirnite Bi2Te++++O5 20.40% Te 625.56
Sonoraite Fe+++Te++++O3(OH)•(H2O) 47.89% Te 266.47
Sopcheite Ag4Pd3Te4 40.47% Te 1,261.13
Spiroffite (Mn,Zn)2Te3O8 61.16% Te 625.90
Stutzite Ag5-xTe3,(x=0.24-0.36) 43.02% Te 889.78
Sulphotsumoite Bi3Te2S 27.91% Te 914.21
Sylvanite (Au,Ag)2Te4 59.36% Te 429.89
Sztrokayite * Bi3TeS2 15.59% Te 818.67
Teineite CuTeO3•2(H2O) 46.37% Te 275.17
Telargpalite (Pd,Ag)3Te 28.54% Te 447.15
Tellurantimony Sb2Te3 61.12% Te 626.30
Tellurite TeO2 79.95% Te 159.60
Tellurium Te 100.00% Te 127.60
Tellurobismuthite Bi2Te3 47.80% Te 800.76
Tellurohauchecornite Ni9BiTeS8 11.38% Te 1,121.32
Telluronevskite ! Bi3TeSe2 14.48% Te 890.10
Telluropalladinite Pd9Te4 34.76% Te 1,468.18
Temagamite Pd3HgTe3 42.41% Te 902.65
Testibiopalladite PdTe(Sb,Te) 44.65% Te 357.23
Tetradymite Bi2Te2S 36.19% Te 705.23
Tlalocite Cu10Zn6(Te++++O3)(Te++++++O4)2Cl(OH)25•27(H2O) 15.11% Te 2,533.64
Tlapallite H6(Ca,Pb)2Cu3(SO4)(Te++++O3)4(Te++++++O6) 46.15% Te 1,382.46
Tsnigriite Ag9SbTe3(S,Se)3 24.00% Te 1,595.01
Tsumoite BiTe 37.91% Te 336.58
Ungavaite ! Pd4Sb3 0.10% Te 790.08
Utahite ! Cu5Zn3(Te++++++O4)4(OH)8•7(H2O) 33.09% Te 1,542.46
Vasilite (Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)7 2.52% Te 1,870.08
Vavrinite ! Ni2SbTe2 50.15% Te 491.04
Vihorlatite ! Bi24Se17Te4 8.02% Te 6,525.04
Vincentite (Pd,Pt)3(As,Sb,Te) 8.20% Te 466.99
Volynskite AgBiTe2 44.61% Te 572.05
Vulcanite CuTe 66.76% Te 191.15
Walfordite ! (Fe+++,Te++++++)Te++++3O8 72.24% Te 591.76
Weissite Cu1.9Te 51.38% Te 248.34
Winstanleyite TiTe++++3O8 68.52% Te 558.68
Xocolatlite ! Ca2Mn++++2Te++++++2O12•H2O 38.95% Te 655.24
Xocomecatlite Cu3Te++++++O4(OH)4 28.34% Te 450.26
Yafsoanite Ca3Te2Zn3O12 33.42% Te 763.60
Yecoraite Bi5Fe+++3(Te++++O3)(Te++++++O4)2O9•9(H2O) 18.58% Te 2,059.88
Zemannite Mg0.5[Zn++Fe+++(TeO3)3]•4.5(H2O) 51.64% Te 741.25
Zincospiroffite ! Zn2Te3O8 59.67% Te 641.58

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There are 154 minerals with Te in the Mineralogy Database.