General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Ir3Te8
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 1,597.46 gm)
Tellurium 63.90 % Te
Iridium 36.10 % Ir
Empirical Formula:
Ir3Te8
Environment:
A constituent of placer deposits and crushed ores of a chromium deposit.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA
Locality:
Near the village of Gaotai, about 200 km NNE of Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Name Origin:
Named after its locality.
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
None
Color:
steel black.
Density:
9.97
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix., ,
Hardness:
3 - Calcite
Luster:
Metallic
Streak:
black
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