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STROMEYERITE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

An orthorhombic mineral, AgCuS, metallic, soft, steel gray with blue tarnish ...

OBS

[It is] a source of copper and silver.

OBS

[Etymology:] Named after the German chemist Friedrich Stromeyer (1776-1835), professor of chemistry, university of Göttingen ... who performed the first chemical analysis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Sulfure d'argent et de cuivre cristallisé dans le système orthorhombique, rarement en cristaux, généralement compact, de couleur gris d'acier foncé et d'éclat métallique.

OBS

On [...] trouve [ce minéral] en Sibérie, au Chili, aux États-Unis et au Canada.

OBS

Étymologie : Du nom du chimiste et minéralogiste allemand Friedrich Stromeyer (1776-1835) de Gottingen.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Sulfuro doble de plata y cobre [...], que cristaliza en el sistema cúbico; es una argirosa, de color gris oscuro y brillo metálico, que cristaliza en el sistema rómbico.

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