Gold_chalcogenides

Gold chalcogenides

Gold chalcogenides

Class of chemical compound


Gold chalcogenides are compounds formed between gold and one of the chalcogens, elements from group 16 of the periodic table: oxygen, sulfur, selenium, or tellurium.

Gold telluride minerals, such as calaverite and krennerite (AuTe2), petzite (Ag3AuTe2), and sylvanite (AgAuTe2), are minor ores of gold (and tellurium). See telluride minerals for more information.


References

  1. Luo, H.L.; Merriam, M.F.; Hamilton, D.C. (1964). "Superconducting Metastable Compounds". Science. 145 (3632): 581–583. Bibcode:1964Sci...145..581L. doi:10.1126/science.145.3632.581. PMID 17735806. S2CID 41529555.

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