Rickardite

Rickardite

Rickardite on tellurium
General
Category Telluride mineral
Formula
(repeating unit)
Cu7Te5
Strunz classification 2.BA.30
Crystal system Orthorhombic
Crystal class Dipyramidal (mmm)
H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Space group Pmmn
Identification
Color Red-violet (fresh), darkens
Mohs scale hardness
Luster Metallic
Streak Red
Diaphaneity Opaque

Rickardite is a copper telluride mineral (Cu7Te5)[1] or Cu3-x (x = 0 to 0.36)Te2.[2] It was first described for an occurrence in the Good Hope Mine, Vulcan district, Gunnison County, Colorado, US,[3] and named for mining engineer Thomas Arthur Rickard (1864–1953) (Thomas Rickard is his cousin).[1] It is a low temperature hydrothermal mineral that occurs associated with vulcanite, native tellurium, cameronite, petzite, sylvanite, berthierite, pyrite, arsenopyrite and bornite.[2]

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