See also: Proustite

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Proustite
 
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Etymology edit

Named after French chemist Joseph L. Proust (1754-1826) in 1832, +‎ -ite.[1]

Noun edit

proustite (usually uncountable, plural proustites)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral, Ag3AsS3, often found with pyrargyrite in silver veins.

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Further reading edit

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Proustite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • proustite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
  1. ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997