How do I identify Stützite?

Stützite can be identified by its hardness of 3.5 on the Mohs scale, Dark lead-grey color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Stützite?

Stützite typically appears in Dark lead-grey, bronze-brown to iridescent (tarnished). Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How hard is Stützite?

Stützite has a hardness of 3.5 on the Mohs scale. This gives it moderate hardness.

How to Identify Stützite | Properties, Meaning & Uses

What is 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 Sacarimb, Romania. It was named for Austrian mineralogist Xavier Stütz (1747–1806). It occurs with other sulfide and telluride minerals in hydrothermal ore occurrences. Associated minerals include sylvanite, hessite, altaite, petzite, empressite, native tellurium, native gold, galena, sphalerite, colusite, tennantite and pyrite.

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