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A rare mineral consisting of copper telluride, found as brittle, metallic, purplish-red masses.
Chemical formula: Cu₇Te₅. Crystal system: orthorhombic.
Early 20th century. From the name of Thomas A. Rickard, United States mining engineer, who brought the mineral to the attention of W. E. Ford + -ite.