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Pearceite

pearceite

Cu(Ag,Cu)6Ag9As2S11

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Overview

Pearceite is one of the four so-called "ruby silvers", pearceite Cu(Ag,Cu)6Ag9As2S11, pyrargyrite Ag3SbS3, proustite Ag3AsS3 and miargyrite AgSbS2. It was discovered in 1896 and named after Dr Richard Pearce (1837–1927), a Cornish–American chemist and metallurgist from Denver, Colorado.

Scientific references

  1. Pearceite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2739180 Link
  2. Pearceite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearceite Link