Tellurite
Tellurite
(n.)
Oxide of tellurium. It occurs sparingly in tufts of white or yellowish crystals.
(n.)
A salt of tellurous acid.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Tellurite

General Information:

Chemical Formula:
TeO2

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 159.60 gm)
Tellurium 79.95 %
TeOxygen 20.05 %
O 
Empirical Formula:
TeO2

Environment:
Of secondary origin resulting from the oxidation of other tellurium compounds.

Locality:
Nagy-Ag, Rumania.

Name Origin:
Named after its containing tellurium (Latin, tellus = "earth").
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
[010] Perfect

Color:
yellow orange, white, or straw yellow.

Density:
5.9

Diaphaniety:
Subtranslucent to opaque

Habits:
Acicular - Occurs as needle-like crystals., Prismatic - Crystals Shaped like Slender Prisms (e.g. tourmaline).,

Hardness:
2 - Gypsum

Luminescence:
Non-fluorescent.

Luster:
Adamantine

Streak:
white
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