How do I identify Temagamite?

Temagamite can be identified by its hardness of 2.5 on the Mohs scale, Bright white color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Temagamite?

Temagamite typically appears in Bright white. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How hard is Temagamite?

Temagamite has a hardness of 2.5 on the Mohs scale. This makes it a soft mineral that can be scratched easily.

How to Identify Temagamite | Properties, Meaning & Uses

What is Temagamite?

Temagamite is a bright white palladium mercury telluride mineral with a hardness of 2 ⁄2 on the Mohs scale. Its chemical formula is Pd3HgTe3. It was discovered at the Temagami Mine on Temagami Island, Lake Temagami in 1973, and it represents a rare mineral in the Temagami Greenstone Belt. It occurs as microscopic inclusions within massive chalcopyrite at Temagami in association with other rare tellurides: merenskyite, stützite, hessite and an unnamed Pd-Hg-Ag telluride. In addition to the discovery locality, it has been reported from the Stillwater igneous complex in Montana and the New Rambler copper–nickel mine in the Medicine Bow Mountains of Wyoming.

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