| Stromeyerite | |
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| General | |
| Category | Sulfide minerals |
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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 |
Stromeyerite or copper-silver glance [2]: 223 is a sulfide mineral of copper and silver, with the chemical formula Ag Cu S. It forms opaque blue grey to dark blue orthorhombic crystals.
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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- ^ 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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