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Argyropyrite

Formula:
near Ag
 
2
Fe
 
7
S
 
11


Insufficiently characterised material, probabyl identical to Sternbergite or Argentopyrite.
Originally described from Mariánská Skála (Mariánská hora; Marienberg), Ústí nad Labem (Aussig), Ústí Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic.

Classification of Argyropyrite

IMA status:Questionable/Doubtful
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Chemical Properties of Argyropyrite

Formula:
near Ag
 
2
Fe
 
7
S
 
11
Essential elements:Ag, Fe, S
All elements listed in formula:Ag, Fe, S

Other Names for Argyropyrite

Other Languages:
German:Argyropyrit
Spanish:Argyropyrita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Argyropyrite

Reference List:Weisbach (1877) Jahrbuch Min.: 906.

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 834pp.: 248.

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    Localities for Argyropyrite

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    Chile
     
    • Coquimbo Region
      • Elqui Province
        • La Serena
          • Arqueros Ag Mining District
    		Cucurella J., Flores I. 1994: Condoriaco silver deposit: a geological, mineralogical and genetic reconstruction from I. Domeyko collection of the University La Serena, Chile. Mineralogia Polonica, vol. 25, no. 1, 59-68
    Czech Republic
     
    • Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)
      • Ústí Region
        • Ústí nad Labem (Aussig)
    		Palache, et al, Dana's System of Mineralogy, 7th. ed., Volume I: 248.
    Germany
     
    • Saxony
      • Erzgebirge
        • Freiberg District
          • Brand-Erbisdorf
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