miargyrite
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Miargyrite, formerly known as ruby blende or garnet blende is a mineral, a sulfide of silver and antimony with the formula AgSbS2. It is a dimorph of cuboargyrite. Originally discovered in the Freiberg district of Germany in 1824, it has subsequently been found in many places where silver is mined. It usually occurs in low temperature hydrothermal deposits. and forms black metallic crystals which may show a dark red internal reflection. The streak is also red.
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Within Vinony's link graph, miargyrite is referenced by 9 other articles, and connects out to Germany, Greek and silver.
It sits within the topics Antimony minerals, Blendes and Minerals in space group 15.
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Miargyrite
- Mineral.image
- Miargyrite-rare08-07a.jpg
- Mineral.caption
- Miargyrite, San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Peru (size: 6.1 × 4.2 × 2.7 cm).
- Mineral.formula
- AgSbS2
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- May
- Mineral.strunz
- 2.HA.10
- Mineral.system
- Monoclinic
- Mineral.class
- Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
- Mineral.symmetry
- C2/c
- Mineral.mohs
- 2–
- Mineral.streak
- red
- Mineral.gravity
- 5.2
- Mineral.melt
- 514°C
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- sulfosalt subclass of minerals
- Named after
- small
- Image
- Miargyrite and Quartz - Red Mountain, Randsburg, California, USA.jpg
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- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 2.HA.10
- Commons category
- Miargyrite
- chemical formula
- AgSbS₂
- Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
- 2.HA.10
- streak color
- red
- crystal system
- monoclinic crystal system
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- May
- Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
- II/B.12
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Miargyrite, formerly known as ruby blende or garnet blende is a mineral, a sulfide of silver and antimony with the formula AgSbS2. It is a dimorph of cuboargyrite. Originally discovered in the Freiberg district of Germany in 1824, it has subsequently been found in many places where silver is mined. It usually occurs in low temperature hydrothermal deposits. and forms black metallic crystals which may show a dark red internal reflection. The streak is also red.
Miargyrite is named from the Greek meyon, "smaller" and argyros, "silver", as its silver content is lower than most silver sulfides.
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