It combines with oxygen to form tellurite, and with gold and silver to form sylvanite (Au, Ag) Te2. From Wordnik.com. [Tellurium] Reference
The most common mineral of tellurium is sylvanite. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
But the strikes were rich because sylvanite is one of the richest of all gold ores. From Wordnik.com. [Rimrock Trail] Reference
Experience counts a lot, of course, but I do know something about sylvanite, or white gold. From Wordnik.com. [Rimrock Trail] Reference
A small part of the world's supply is obtained from the gold-silver tellurides -- calaverite, sylvanite, krennerite, and petzite. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Aspect of Geology] Reference
Then would come the prospectuses with these extracts of the best paragraphs, tied up with views of Casey Town, with engineers 'reports, with semi-scientific stuff about sylvanite, a masterpiece of romance and fiction, peppered with fact. From Wordnik.com. [Rimrock Trail] Reference
'lows it's sylvanite, same as they have over to Boulder County in. From Wordnik.com. [Rimrock Trail] Reference
Chunks of sylvanite that sweat gold in the fire. From Wordnik.com. [Rimrock Trail] Reference
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