Telluride mineralA telluride mineral is a mineral that has the telluride anion as a main component.Tellurides are similar to sulfides and are grouped with them in both the Dana and Strunz mineral classification systems.Examples include: altaite calaverite coloradoite empressite hessite kostovite krennerite melonite merenskyite petzite rickardite stützite sylvanite tellurobismuthite temagamite tetradymite vulcanite