Tellurium

Tellurium on quartz

Origin: Rosia Montana (Verespatak), Transylvania, Romania

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Tellurium and gold

Origin: Carabaya Prov., Puno Dept., Peru

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Native tellurium with cleavage planes

Origin: Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Picture size: 6 mm

Owner: Thomas Witzke

 

 

Small crystals of metallic, native tellurium

Origin: Faţa Băii (Facebánya), Zlatna, Alba Co., Romania (type locality)

Picture size: 1.2 mm (top), 1.8 mm (bottom)

Owner: Thomas Witzke

 

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Origin: Lone Pine mine, Catron Co., New Mexico, U.S.A.

Sample size: 7 x 4.5 x 3 cm, 1 mm and less embedded crude crystals of tellurium

 

  

Solid mass of crystalline Tellurium. Individual crystals can be seen up to 3 mm.

  

Single crystals, well-formed to 1 mm in drusy quartz vug.

  

Bright silvery native tellurium being replaced by tellurite.

Origin: San Miguel mine, Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

Ex. DeVito Collection

Sample size: 7 x 5 x 3 cm (top), 7 x 6 x 4 cm (2nd row), 4 x 2 x 2 cm (bottom)

 

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Tellurium with quartz

Origin: Fata Baii (Facebaj, Facebánya), Zlatna, Transylvania, Romania (type locality)

Sample size: 3.7 x 2.5 x 2.3 cm

 

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