A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Tiemannite and altaite from Tickerode, Hanz, Germany |
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| Description | Tiemannite, HgSe (mercury selenide), is an opaque mineral with brittle fracture. Altaite, PbTe (lead telluride), is a very minor ore of lead and tellurium. Altaite is a member of the galena group of minerals. Its properties are very similar to galena as it shares basically the same structure. It has a white to yellowish-white color. |
| Location | Germany. Near Hanz. Tickerode. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-07-17. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #166. |
| Key words | tiemannite, altaite, Germany |
| Tech details | 599 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1231 |
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