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Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series

A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals
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About Proustite-Pyrargyrite SeriesHide

Series Formula:
Ag3AsS3 to Ag3SbS3
A series between Proustite and Pyrargyrite

Toulmin (1963) states that while evidence from natural occurrences suggests a miscibility gap between proustite and pyrargyrite at lower temperatures, such a gap has never been confirmed, neither in the field nor in the laboratory.
However, a miscibility gap was later observed by Ondruš et al. (1997).


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Mindat ID:
11084
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mindat:1:1:11084:4

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0013027PyrargyriteLaufek F, Sejkora J, Dusek M (2010) The role of silver in the crystal structure of pyrargyrite: single crystal X-ray diffraction study Journal of Geosciences 55 161-1672010H61Z vein, Haje ore deposit, Pribram distict, Czech Republic0293
0014940ProustiteAllen S (1985) Phase transitions in proustite I. Structural studies Phase Transition 6 1-2419850293
0014939ProustiteAllen S (1985) Phase transitions in proustite I. Structural studies Phase Transition 6 1-2419850293
0014938ProustiteAllen S (1985) Phase transitions in proustite I. Structural studies Phase Transition 6 1-2419850293
0014730PyrargyriteEngel P, Nowacki W (1966) Die verfeinerung der kristallstruktur von proustit, Ag3AsS3 und pyrargyrit, Ag3SbS3 Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1966 181-18419660293
0018083PyrargyriteHocart R (1937) Schema structural de la proustite et de la pyrargyrite. _cod_database_code 1011214 Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences 205 68-7019370293
0018082ProustiteHocart R (1937) Schema structural de la proustite et de la pyrargyrite. _cod_database_code 1011213 Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences 205 68-7019370293
0018041PyrargyriteHarker D (1936) The application of the three-dimensional patterson method and the crystal structures of proustite, Ag3 As S3, and pyrargyrite, Ag3 SbS3 _cod_database_code 1011162 Journal of Chemical Physics 4 381-39019360293
0018040ProustiteHarker D (1936) The application of the three-dimensional patterson method and the crystal structures of proustite, Ag3 As S3, and pyrargyrite, Ag3 SbS3 _cod_database_code 1011161 Journal of Chemical Physics 4 381-39019360293
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Synonyms of Proustite-Pyrargyrite SeriesHide

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Associations Based on Photo Data:
8 photos of Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series associated with AcanthiteAg2S
4 photos of Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series associated with 'Arsenpolybasite'
4 photos of Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series associated with 'Amalgam'(Ag,Hg)
4 photos of Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series associated with Native GoldAu
4 photos of Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series associated with PyriteFeS2
3 photos of Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series associated with CalciteCaCO3
2 photos of Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series associated with SamsoniteAg4MnSb2S6
2 photos of Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series associated with QuartzSiO2
1 photo of Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series associated with Native ArsenicAs
1 photo of Proustite-Pyrargyrite Series associated with Native SilverAg

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