tetradymite

mineral
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tetradymite, a sulfide mineral of bismuth and tellurium (Bi2Te2S). It is commonly found in gold-quartz veins and contact-metamorphic deposits, as in Idu, Japan; Sorata, Bolivia; Boliden, Sweden; and Boulder county, Colo., U.S. Tetradymite is classified in a group of metallike sulfide minerals closely resembling each other in physical properties and in the hexagonal symmetry of their crystals. For detailed physical properties, see sulfide mineral (table).

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.