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Miargyrite Mineral Data
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General Miargyrite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
AgSbS2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 293.75 gm |
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Silver 36.72 % Ag |
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Antimony 41.45 % Sb |
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Sulfur 21.83 % S |
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100.00 % |
| Empirical Formula: |
AgSbS2 |
| Environment: |
In low-temperature hydrothermal silver-bearing sulfide ores. |
| IMA Status: |
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1829 |
| Locality: |
Braunsdorf, Freiberg, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
From the Greek, meyon, "smaller" and argyros, "silver." in allusion to the lessor silver content of the mineral. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Miargyrite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 85130 |
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PDF 19-1137 |
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