Tetradymite
Tetradymite is a
mineral consisting of
bismuth,
tellurium and sulfide, Bi2Te2S, also known as telluric bismuth. If
sulfur is absent the mineral is
tellurobismuthite and the formula is then Bi2Te3. Traces of
selenium are usually present.Crystals are
rhombohedral, but are rarely distinctly developed; they are twinned together in groups of four; hence the name of the mineral, from the Greek for fourfold. There is a perfect
cleavage parallel to the basal plane and the mineral usually occurs in foliated masses of irregular outline. The color is steel-grey, and the lustre metallic and brilliant. The mineral is very soft (H = 1.5 - 2) and marks paper. The specific gravity is 7.2 to 7.9.
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Tetradymite
(n.)
A telluride of bismuth. It is of a pale steel-gray color and metallic luster, and usually occurs in foliated masses. Called also telluric bismuth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Tetradymite

General Information:

Chemical Formula:
Bi2Te2S

Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 705.23 gm)
Bismuth 59.27 %
BiTellurium 36.19 %
TeSulfur 4.55 %
S 
Empirical Formula:
Bi2Te2S

Name Origin:
From the Greek, tetradymos, "fourfold."
Physical Properties:

Cleavage:
[0001] Perfect

Color:
steel gray or yellow gray.

Density:
7.2 - 7.9, Average = 7.55

Diaphaniety:
Opaque

Habits:
Lamellar - Thin laminae producing a lamellar structure., Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix., Pseudo Hexagonal - Crystals show a hexagonal outline .

Hardness:
1.5-2 - Talc-Gypsum

Luminescence:
None.

Luster:
Metallic

Streak:
steel gray
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tetradymite
Eng: tetradymite
Urdu: بسمت کا مرکب ۔ عام طور پر درختوں کے جُھنڈ وغیرہ میں بنتا ہے ۔ بھورے فولادی رنگ کا ہوتا ہے ۔