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Empressite Mineral Data
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General Empressite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
AgTe |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 235.27 gm |
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Silver 46.31 % Ag |
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Tellurium 53.69 % Te |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
Ag1.01Te0.99 |
| Environment: |
Low temperature gold-poor hydrothermal vein deposits. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1914 |
| Locality: |
Empress Josephine mine, Saguache County and Red Cloud mine, Bolder County, Colorado, USA. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the locality. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Empressite + Pronunciation  |
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