General Information:
Chemical Formula:
PbTe++++O3
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 382.80 gm)
Tellurium 33.33 % Te
Lead 54.13 % Pb
Oxygen 12.54 % O
Empirical Formula:
Pb(TeO3)
Environment:
Pseudomorphous after altaite. Dimorphous with fairbankite.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1982
Locality:
Zhana-Tyube deposit, northern Kazakhstan.
Name Origin:
Named for the composition (Pb, Te).
Physical Properties:
Cleavage:
None
Color:
brown, gray, gray brown, or yellow gray.
Density:
7.2
Habits:
Pseudomorphous - Occurs in the form of another mineral., ,
Hardness:
2 - Gypsum
Streak:
yellow gray
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