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Name: Kostovite RRUFF ID: R070282 Ideal Chemistry: AuCuTe4 Locality: Chelopech mine, Chelopech Obshchina, Balkan Mts, Sofiya Oblast, Bulgaria Source: Michael Scott S100607 [view label] Owner: RRUFF Description: Dark gray metallic fragment embedded in epoxy. Portion of type sample Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed only by chemical analysis |
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Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file] |
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Terziev G (1966) Kostovite, a gold-copper telluride from Bulgaria, American Mineralogist, 51, 29-36 [view file] |
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Fleischer M (1969) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 54, 326-330 [view file] |
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Van Tendeloo G, Amelinckx S (1986) High-resolution electron-microscopic study of the modulated structure of kostovite (Cu1-xAu1+xTe4), Acta Crystallographica, B42, 121-130 |
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