Stromeyerite or copper-silver glance[2]: 223 is a sulfide mineral of copper and silver, with the chemical formula AgCuS. It forms opaque blue grey to dark blue orthorhombic crystals.
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| General | |
| Category | Sulfide minerals |
| Formula (repeating unit) | AgCuS |
| IMA symbol | Smy[1] |
| Strunz classification | 2.BA.40 |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Crystal class | Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m) |
| Space group | Cmcm |
It was discovered in 1832 in Central Bohemia Region, Czech Republic, and named after the German chemist, Friedrich Stromeyer who performed the first analysis of the mineral.[3][4]
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edit- ^ Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical Magazine. 85 (3): 291–320. Bibcode:2021MinM...85..291W. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43. S2CID 235729616.
- ^ Krivovichev V. G. Mineralogical glossary. Scientific editor A. G. Bulakh. — St.Petersburg: St.Petersburg Univ. Publ. House. 2009. — 556 p. — ISBN 978-5-288-04863-0
- ^ http://www.mindat.org/min-3803.html Mindat
- ^ http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/stromeyerite.pdf Mineral Handbook
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