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Definition of Proustite

1. n. A sulphide of arsenic and silver of a beautiful cochineal-red color, occurring in rhombohedral crystals, and also massive; ruby silver.

Definition of Proustite

1. Noun. (minerology) A mineral, Ag₃AsS₃, often found with pyragyrite in silver veins. ¹

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Definition of Proustite

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Literary usage of Proustite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lectures on Mineralogy: Delivered at the School of Mines, Columbia College by Thomas Egleston (1886)
"The arsenical variety, or proustite, is called Light Red Silver, and the antimonial, ... It resembles proustite. The color of the two minerals is red, ..."

2. A Study of Ore Deposits for the Practical Miner: With Descriptions of Ore by James Philip Wallace (1908)
"proustite. Ruby Silver. Light Red Silver. Arsenical Red Silver. — 100 parts contain silver, ... proustite and pyrargyrite grade into each other. Argentite. ..."

3. Elements of Metallurgy: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Extracting Metals by John Arthur Phillips (1887)
"LIGHT-RED RUBY SILVER ORE ; proustite ; 'Argent rouge arsenical ... Beautiful crystals of proustite have been obtained in Chili from mines near Copiapo, ..."

4. Elements of Metallurgy: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Extracting Metals by John Arthur Phillips (1887)
"LIGHT-BED KUBY SILVER ORE ; proustite ; 'Argent rouge arsenical ... Beautiful crystals of proustite have been obtained in Chili from mines near Copiapo, ..."

5. Handbook of Metallurgy by Carl Schnabel (1905)
"... in Norway, Hungary, Spain, Nevada and Idaho and in Mexico and Chili. proustite (Light red Silver Ore), ..."

6. Mineralogy Simplified: Easy Methods of Identifying Minerals, Including Ores by Henry Erni, Amos Peaslee Brown (1908)
"Crystals rhombohedral, prismatic; cleavage prismatic. Generally massive granular, in crusts, sometimes earthy. The principal ore of mercury. proustite ..."

7. The School of Mines Quarterly by Columbia University School of Chemistry (1889)
"proustite has RAR 72° 12', G 5.57. Pyrargyrite has RAR 71° 22', G 5.85." "The two minerals may be perfectly distinguished by the colors of their powder. ..."

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