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Hessite is a mineral form of disilver telluride (Ag2Te). It is a soft, dark grey telluride mineral which forms monoclinic crystals.

Key facts

Mineral.name
Hessite
Mineral.image
Gold-Hessite-mf11b.jpg
Mineral.imagesize
260px
Mineral.category
Sulfide minerals
Mineral.formula
Ag2Te
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Hes
Mineral.strunz
2.BA.30c
Mineral.system
Monoclinic
Mineral.class
Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Mineral.symmetry
P21/c
Mineral.unit cell
a = 8.13, b = 4.48 c = 8.09 [Å]; β = 112.9°; Z = 4
Mineral.color
Lead-grey, steel-grey
Mineral.cleavage
Indistinct on {100}
Mineral.tenacity
Sectile
Mineral.mohs
2–3
Mineral.luster
Metallic
Mineral.streak
black
Mineral.diaphaneity
Opaque

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Wikidata facts

Image
Hessite-tmu68b.jpg
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Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
II/A.03
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
2.BA.60
Commons category
Hessite
chemical formula
Ag₂Te
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
2.BA.30c
streak color
black
IMA Mineral Symbol
Hes
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