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STEPHANITE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • Gold and Silver Mining
Universal entry(ies)
Ag5SbS4
formula, see observation
DEF

A sulfide of silver and antimony ... which crystallizes in the orthorhombic system.

OBS

[Stephanite] is usually associated with other silver-bearing minerals, and is deposited from ascending solutions.

OBS

Chemical formula: Ag5SbS4

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Mines d'or et d'argent
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Ag5SbS4
formula, see observation
DEF

Sulfure d'argent et d'antimoine, non métallique, du système cristallin orthorhombique.

CONT

[...] la «stéphanite» [...] orthorhombique [...] Les cristaux ont un habitus pratiquement hexagonal [...] avec un clivage facile [...] La teinte en est le noir intense, la poussière également, d = 2,5, très fragile, assez dense [...] La stéphanite est souvent cuivreuse et arsenicale [...]

OBS

Formule chimique : Ag5SbS4

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Minas de oro y de plata
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Ag5SbS4
formula, see observation
DEF

Sulfoantimoniuro de plata [...] que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico [...]

OBS

[...] mineral de brillo metálico, beneficiado como mena de plata.

OBS

Fórmula química: Ag5SbS4

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