Miargyrite
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[[Image:Miargyrite inquartz Silver antimony sulfide flint district, idaho 2806.jpg|thumb|right|'''Miargyrite''', Flint district, [[Idaho]] ]]
'''Miargyrite''' is a mineral, a [[sulfide]] of [[silver]] and [[antimony]] with the formula [[silver|Ag]][[antimony|Sb]][[sulfur|S]]<sub>2</sub>. It is a [[dimorph]] of [[Cuboargyrite]]. Originally discovered in the [[Freiberg]] district of [[Germany]] in [[1824]], it has subsequently been found in many places where silver is mined. It usually occurs in low temperature [[hydrothermal]] deposits. and forms black metallic crystals which may show a dark red internal reflection. The streak is also red.
Miargyrite is named from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''meyon'', "smaller" and ''argyros'', "silver," as its silver content is lower than most silver sulfides.
==References==
*[http://webmineral.com/data/Miargyrite.shtml Webmineral]
*[http://www.mindat.org/min-2702.html Mindata]
[[Category:Silver minerals]]
[[Category:Antimony minerals]]
[[Category:Sulfosalt minerals]]
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