Tellurium, Rare Native Metal, Mexico

A rare specimen of Native Tellurium from the Bambolla Mine, Municipo de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico, associated with yellow-brown powdery Tellurite. Tellurium is the ninth-rarest metallic element on Earth.

Tellurium, "Native Tellurium", has a formula of Te. From the Latin tellus meaning "earth", it was discovered in 1782 by Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein in Nagyszeben (now Sibiu), Transylvania.

Tellurite is Tellurium oxide, with a formula of TeO2.

Measures 1 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches.

 

 

 

 

Tellurium, Rare Native Metal, Mexico
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  • Item #: Tellurium4-10-1
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