Argyrodite Mineral Data

General Argyrodite Information
Chemical Formula:	Ag8GeS6
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 1,127.95 gm
	Silver 76.51 % Ag
	Germanium 6.44 % Ge
	Sulfur 17.06 % S
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	100.00 %
Empirical Formula:	Ag₈GeS₆
Environment:	In low-temperature polymetallic deposits with silver sulfosalts (Freiberg, Germany); in high-temperature Sn-Ag deposits (Bolivia).
IMA Status:	Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1886
Locality:	From the Himmelsfurst and other mines, Erbisdorf, near Freiberg, Saxony, Germany. In the Fournial mine, Massiac region, Cantal, France. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	For the Greek for "silver-containing."
Name Pronunciation:	Argyrodite + Pronunciation