Telluric silver () — is an obsolete

trivial name In chemistry, a trivial name is a non-systematic name for a chemical substance. That is, the name is not recognized according to the rules of any formal system of chemical nomenclature such as IUPAC inorganic or IUPAC organic nomenclature. A ...

, which collectors and mineral traders, miners, geologists and representatives of other applied professions actually applied to several rare ore minerals,

tellurides The telluride ion is the anion Te2− and its derivatives. It is analogous to the other chalcogenide anions, the lighter O2−, S2−, and Se2−, and the heavier Po2−. In principle, Te2− is formed by the two-e− reduction of telluriu ...

of silver,Krivovichev V. G. Mineralogical glossary. Scientific editor A. G. Bulakh. — St.Petersburg: St.Petersburg Univ. Publ. House. 2009. 556 p. — ISBN 978-5-288-04863-0 as well as to chemical compounds of similar composition. It may refer to:

In mineralogy

* Telluric silver or '' telluric silver glance'' — is

Hessite Hessite is a mineral form of silver telluride, disilver telluride (Ag2Te). It is a soft, dark grey telluride mineral which forms monoclinic crystals. It is named after Germain Henri Hess (1802–1850). Hessite is found in the US in Eagle County ...

, a rare ore mineral,

silver Silver is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag () and atomic number 47. A soft, whitish-gray, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. ...

telluride. Discovered and described in 1829, in the mines of Western Altai. * Telluric silver or ''telluric silver-gold glance'' — is

Petzite The mineral petzite, Ag3 Au Te2, is a soft, steel-gray telluride mineral generally deposited by hydrothermal activity. It forms isometric crystals, and is usually associated with rare tellurium and gold minerals, often with silver, mercury, ...

, a rare ore mineral close to

hessite Hessite is a mineral form of silver telluride, disilver telluride (Ag2Te). It is a soft, dark grey telluride mineral which forms monoclinic crystals. It is named after Germain Henri Hess (1802–1850). Hessite is found in the US in Eagle County ...

, a mixed telluride of silver and gold. * Telluric silver (rare) or '' telluric silver glance'' —

Sylvanite Sylvanite or silver gold telluride, chemical formula , is the most common telluride of gold. Properties The gold:silver ratio varies from 3:1 to 1:1. It is a metallic mineral with a color that ranges from a steely gray to almost white. It is c ...

, a rare ore mineral mixed with

gold Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a brightness, bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal ...

and silver telluride, first found and described in

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

and was named after the place where it was discovered. * Telluric silver (rare) or ''telluric silver blende'' —

Empressite Empressite or '' tellursilberblende'' is a mineral form of silver telluride, AgTe. It is a rare, grey, orthorhombic mineral with which can form compact masses, rarely as bipyramidal crystals. Recent crystallographic analysis has confirmed that ...

, a rare ore mineral, also silver telluride in composition. Discovered and described in 1914, at the Empress Josephine mine (),

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

. * Telluric silver (rare) —

Stützite Stützite or stuetzite is a silver telluride mineral with formula: Ag5−xTe3 (with x = 0.24 to 0.36) or Ag7Te4. It was first described in 1951 from a museum specimen from Săcărâmb mine, Sacarimb, Romania. It was named for Austrians, Austrian ...

, a rare ore mineral, also silver telluride in composition. Discovered and described in 1951 using a museum sample of a mineral from the Sacarambe mine (

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

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In chemistry

* Telluric silver — silver telluride, a binary inorganic compound of

and

tellurium Tellurium is a chemical element; it has symbol Te and atomic number 52. It is a brittle, mildly toxic, rare, silver-white metalloid. Tellurium is chemically related to selenium and sulfur, all three of which are chalcogens. It is occasionally fou ...

, fawn crystals with the formula Ag Te, — conditionally corresponding to the mineral

. * Telluric silver —

silver telluride Silver telluride (Ag2Te) is a chemical compound, a telluride of silver, also known as disilver telluride or silver(I) telluride. It forms a monoclinic crystal. In a wider sense, ''silver telluride'' can be used to denote AgTe (silver(II) telluride ...

, a binary inorganic compound of silver and tellurium, gray or black crystals with the formula Ag Te, — conditionally corresponding to the mineral

. * Telluric silver — pentasilver tritelluride, a binary inorganic compound of silver and tellurium, dark crystals with the formula Ag Te, — conditionally corresponding to the mineral

In mineralogy

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