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proustite

American

[proo-stahyt] / ˈpru staɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

a mineral, silver arsenic sulfide, Ag 3 AsS 3 , occurring in scarlet crystals and masses: a minor ore of silver; ruby silver.

proustite British

/ ˈpruːstaɪt /

noun

a red mineral consisting of silver arsenic sulphide in hexagonal crystalline form. Formula: Ag 3 AsS 3

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Etymology

Origin of proustite

1825–35; named after J. L. Proust; see -ite ¹

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proustite

It is found native, and also combined with sulphur, arsenic, antimony, chlorine, etc., in the minerals argentite, proustite, pyrargyrite, ceragyrite, etc.

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