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Argentopyrite R070173

Name: Argentopyrite
RRUFF ID: R070173
Ideal Chemistry: AgFe₂S₃
Locality: St. Joachimsthal, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Source: Michael Scott S100757 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Bronze and blue tarnished rectangular prisms associated with proustite
Status: The identification of this mineral is not yet confirmed.

Mineral Group: [ Cubanite (7) ]

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RAMAN SPECTRUM

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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RRUFF ID:

R070173

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Sample Description:

Unoriented sample

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REFERENCES for Argentopyrite
American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]
Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]
von Waltershausen W S (1866) Einige nachträgliche Bemerkungen über den Silberkies, Nachrichten von der Königliche Gesellschaft der Wissenschaftern und der Georg-Augusts-Universität, 1866, 66-68 [view file]
Dana J D, Brush G J (1868) 40A. Argentopyrite, in A System of Mineralogy, Fifth Edition John Wiley and Sons New York [view file]
Schrauf A (1871) Mineralogische beobachtungen III, Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 114, 123-205 [view file]
Murdoch J, Berry L G (1954) X-ray measurements on argentopyrite, American Mineralogist, 39, 475-485 [view file]
Czamanske G K, Larson R R (1969) The chemical identity and formula of argentopyrite and sternbergite, American Mineralogist, 54, 1198-1201 [view file]
Czamanske G K (1969) The stability of argentopyrite and sternbergite, Economic Geology, 64, 459-461
Šrein V, Rídkošil T, Kašpar P, Šourek J (1986) Argentopyrite and sternbergite from polymetallic veins of the skarn deposit Medenec, Krušné hory Mts., Czechoslovakia, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 154, 207-222
Ondruš P, Veselovský F, Gabašová A, Hloušek J, Šrein V, Vavrín I, Skála R, Sejkora J, Drábek M (2003) Primary minerals of the Jáchymov ore district, Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 48, 19-147 [view file]
Yang H, Pinch W W, Downs R T (2009) Crystal structure of argentopyrite, AgFe₂S₃, and its relationship with cubanite, American Mineralogist, 94, 1727-1730 [view file]

REFERENCES for Argentopyrite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

von Waltershausen W S (1866) Einige nachträgliche Bemerkungen über den Silberkies, Nachrichten von der Königliche Gesellschaft der Wissenschaftern und der Georg-Augusts-Universität, 1866, 66-68 [view file]

Dana J D, Brush G J (1868) 40A. Argentopyrite, in A System of Mineralogy, Fifth Edition John Wiley and Sons New York [view file]

Schrauf A (1871) Mineralogische beobachtungen III, Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 114, 123-205 [view file]

Murdoch J, Berry L G (1954) X-ray measurements on argentopyrite, American Mineralogist, 39, 475-485 [view file]

Czamanske G K, Larson R R (1969) The chemical identity and formula of argentopyrite and sternbergite, American Mineralogist, 54, 1198-1201 [view file]

Czamanske G K (1969) The stability of argentopyrite and sternbergite, Economic Geology, 64, 459-461

Šrein V, Rídkošil T, Kašpar P, Šourek J (1986) Argentopyrite and sternbergite from polymetallic veins of the skarn deposit Medenec, Krušné hory Mts., Czechoslovakia, Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Abhandlungen, 154, 207-222

Ondruš P, Veselovský F, Gabašová A, Hloušek J, Šrein V, Vavrín I, Skála R, Sejkora J, Drábek M (2003) Primary minerals of the Jáchymov ore district, Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 48, 19-147 [view file]

Yang H, Pinch W W, Downs R T (2009) Crystal structure of argentopyrite, AgFe₂S₃, and its relationship with cubanite, American Mineralogist, 94, 1727-1730 [view file]