2020
DOI: 10.3390/min10070623
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Abstract: The chemical diversity and complexity of tellurium minerals were analyzed using the concept of mineral systems and Shannon informational entropy. The study employed data for 176 Te mineral species known today. Tellurium minerals belong to six mineral systems in the range of one-to-six species-defining elements. For 176 tellurium minerals, only 36 chemical elements act as essential species-defining constituents. The numbers of minerals of main elements are calculated as follows (the number of mineral species is… Show more

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“…The higher complexity of O-bearing minerals agrees well with the fact that a large number of them have a secondary origin and form at the expense of primary O-free minerals (e.g. during oxidation of sulfide mineral deposits; Krivovichev et al, 2019bKrivovichev et al, , 2020b. The difference in complexity between anoxic and O-bearing minerals also plays a crucial role in the complexity changes during mineral evolution, i.e.…”
Section: Average Complexity For Mineral Classessupporting
confidence: 71%
“…The higher complexity of O-bearing minerals agrees well with the fact that a large number of them have a secondary origin and form at the expense of primary O-free minerals (e.g. during oxidation of sulfide mineral deposits; Krivovichev et al, 2019bKrivovichev et al, , 2020b. The difference in complexity between anoxic and O-bearing minerals also plays a crucial role in the complexity changes during mineral evolution, i.e.…”
Section: Average Complexity For Mineral Classessupporting
confidence: 71%
“…As such, the U.S. Department of Energy has designated Te as a critical metal, with an anticipated global supply shortfall by 2025; similarly, the European Union has identified Te as a technology-critical element . Te can be found in more than 170 minerals; however, they are typically too low in abundance to serve as sources of recoverable Te ore, and most Te is obtained as a byproduct of Cu mining and production. , The increased use of Te is expected to result in increased Te contamination of soils and groundwater in the vicinity of mining and industrial facilities, as well as due to disposal of Te-containing products, particularly the decommissioning of CdTe solar cells. …”
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confidence: 99%
“… 14 16 Especially, the transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) PtX 2 (X = S, Se, Te), which crystallize in the same structure as the naturally occurring mineral “moncheite” hosts pronounced chemical/structural flexibility. 17 , 18 …”
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“…Among Pt alloys, Pt-based layered materials deserve particular attention , for catalysis. As a matter of fact, being van der Waals materials, they can be thinned down to atomic thickness by liquid-phase exfoliation, with the possibility to achieve nanosheets with high surface area and superior catalytic activity. Especially, the transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) PtX 2 (X = S, Se, Te), which crystallize in the same structure as the naturally occurring mineral “moncheite” hosts pronounced chemical/structural flexibility. , …”
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