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Name and first find : Named after the type locality in the Altai Mountains of eastern Kazakhstan, where altaite was first discovered in 1829 by Gustav Rose during the expedition through Russia led by Alexander von Humboldt. Wilhelm Ritter von Haidinger named it Altaite in 1845.
Chemistry :
Synonyms : elasmosis, tellurium lead
Varieties :
Abbreviation : Old
literature
Berry, L.G., & Thompson, R.M. (1962). X-ray powder data for ore minerals: the Peacock atlas (Vol. 85). Geological Society of America.