[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"minerals:one:2702":3},{"id":4,"longid":5,"guid":6,"name":7,"shortcode_ima":8,"entrytype":9,"entrytype_text":10,"varietyof":11,"synid":11,"polytypeof":11,"groupid":11,"weighting":12,"nolocadd":13,"blacklisted":13,"mindat_formula":14,"mindat_formula_note":11,"ima_formula":14,"elements":15,"sigelements":19,"key_elements":20,"impurities":21,"cim":22,"ima_status":23,"ima_notes":11,"ima_history":11,"approval_year":11,"publication_year":11,"discovery_year":26,"strunz10ed1":27,"strunz10ed2":28,"strunz10ed3":29,"strunz10ed4":30,"dana8ed1":31,"dana8ed2":32,"dana8ed3":31,"dana8ed4":27,"csystem":33,"cclass":34,"spacegroup":35,"spacegroupset":36,"a":37,"b":38,"c":39,"alpha":40,"beta":41,"gamma":40,"aerror":42,"berror":43,"cerror":42,"alphaerror":11,"betaerror":44,"gammaerror":11,"va3":11,"z":45,"csmetamict":13,"commentcrystal":46,"twinning":11,"tranglide":11,"parting":11,"epitaxidescription":11,"morphology":47,"tlform":11,"hmin":48,"hmax":48,"hardtype":42,"vhnmin":40,"vhnmax":40,"vhnerror":11,"vhng":11,"vhns":11,"commenthard":11,"dmeas":49,"dmeas2":49,"dcalc":50,"dmeaserror":11,"dcalcerror":11,"commentdense":11,"lustre":11,"lustretype":51,"commentluster":11,"diapheny":11,"streak":52,"colour":53,"commentcolor":11,"colors":54,"streak_colors":57,"luminescence":11,"uv":11,"cleavage":58,"cleavagetype":59,"fracturetype":60,"tenacity":11,"commentbreak":11,"opticaltype":61,"opticalsign":62,"opticalalpha":63,"opticalalpha2":64,"opticalalphaerror":11,"opticalbeta":40,"opticalbeta2":40,"opticalbetaerror":11,"opticalgamma":40,"opticalgamma2":40,"opticalgammaerror":11,"opticalomega":40,"opticalomega2":40,"opticalomegaerror":11,"opticalepsilon":40,"opticalepsilon2":40,"opticalepsilonerror":11,"opticaln":40,"opticaln2":40,"opticalnerror":11,"optical2vcalc":40,"optical2vcalc2":40,"optical2vcalcerror":11,"optical2vmeasured":40,"optical2vmeasured2":40,"optical2vmeasurederror":11,"rimin":65,"rimax":66,"opticaldispersion":67,"opticalpleochroism":11,"opticalpleochorismdesc":11,"opticalbirefringence":11,"opticalcomments":11,"opticalcolour":11,"opticalinternal":68,"opticaltropic":11,"opticalanisotropism":11,"opticalbireflectance":11,"opticalextinction":11,"opticalr":69,"specdispm":11,"ir":11,"electrical":11,"magnetism":11,"thermalbehaviour":11,"other":11,"industrial":11,"occurrence":11,"otheroccurrence":11,"type_specimen_store":11,"description_short":70,"aboutname":71,"rock_parent":11,"rock_parent2":11,"rock_root":9,"rock_bgs_code":11,"meteoritical_code":11,"updttime":72,"reviewed_at":11,"variety_of":11,"varieties":73,"group_members":74,"associates":75,"confused_with":83,"type_localities":97,"occurrence_total":104,"citations":105,"images":153,"structures":362,"synonyms":379,"language_names":391,"wikidata_qid":454,"texts":455},2702,"1:1:2702:7","aeaaceff-3ce3-442b-86f3-7e29c549e978","Miargyrite","May",0,"mineral",null,3040,false,"AgSbS\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>",[16,17,18],"Ag","Sb","S",[16,17,18],[16,17],",As,Fe,,","5.2.8",[24,25],"APPROVED","GRANDFATHERED","1824","2","H","A","10","3","7","Monoclinic",5,10,"C2\u002Fc ","12.862","4.409","13.218","0","98.48",3,1,2,8,"Space group C2\u002Fc according to reinvestigation of Effenberger et al. (2002); space group was previously assumed to be either C2 (Smith et al., 1997) or Cc (Knowles, 1964). Unit-cell parameters also given as: 12.824(1), 4.4060(3), 13.193(1) Å, 98.567(6)° (Smith et al., 1997).","Black, blocky, often striated crystals.",2.5,"5.25","5.29","Metallic","Cherry red","Black with dark red internal reflections",[55,56],"black","red",[56],"Imperfect on 010, rare on 100 and 101","Imperfect\u002FFair","Sub-Conchoidal","Biaxial","+","2.72","2.8",2.72,2.8,"relatively strong","dark red internal reflections","(38.0,41.5) 400,\r\n(37.2,40.4) 420,\r\n(36.3,39.2) 440,\r\n(35.4,38.4) 460,\r\n(34.6,37.5) 480,\r\n(33.8,36.6) 500,\r\n(32.9,35.8) 520,\r\n(32.0,34.9) 540,\r\n(31.2,34.1) 560,\r\n(30.4,33.2) 580,\r\n(29.7,32.4) 600,\r\n(29.0,31.5) 620,\r\n(28.3,30.7) 640,\r\n(27.6,29.9) 660,\r\n(27.0,29.3) 680,\r\n(26.6,28.9) 700","The monoclinic dimorph of Cuboargyrite and Baumstarkite.\r\n\r\nThe Se analogue is known as 'UM1987-15-Se:AgSSb'.\r\n\r\nBlack blocky, often striated crystals with dark red internal reflections to a cm. The crystals are difficult to orient and often form balls...","From Greek \"meion\" (less) and \"argyros\" (silver), for it contains less silver than pyrargyrite which it was often mistaken for.","2026-04-22 12:56:33",[],[],[76],{"id":77,"name":78,"entrytype":9,"csystem":33,"ima_formula":79,"mindat_formula":79,"hmin":48,"hmax":42,"dmeas":80,"dcalc":81,"primary_image_id":82},1284,"Diaphorite","Ag\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>Pb\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>Sb\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>S\u003Csub>8\u003C\u002Fsub>","6.04","6.019",7179,[84,92],{"id":85,"name":86,"entrytype":9,"csystem":87,"ima_formula":88,"mindat_formula":88,"hmin":48,"hmax":48,"dmeas":89,"dcalc":90,"primary_image_id":91},10995,"Baumstarkite","Triclinic","Ag\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>Sb\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>S\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>","5.33","5.39",2866,{"id":93,"name":94,"entrytype":9,"csystem":95,"ima_formula":14,"mindat_formula":14,"hmin":42,"hmax":42,"dmeas":40,"dcalc":96,"primary_image_id":11},6893,"Cuboargyrite","Isometric","5.325",[98],{"id":99,"txt":100,"latitude":101,"longitude":102,"country":103},1847,"Neue Hoffnung Gottes Mine, Bräunsdorf, Oberschöna, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany",50.9366667,13.2086111,"Germany",300,[106,110,114,118,122,126,130,134,139,144,148],{"id":107,"year":108,"html":109,"doi":11},16117130,1805,"Hausmann (1805) Hercyn. Archiv: 4: 680.",{"id":111,"year":112,"html":113,"doi":11},16117131,1824,"Mohs, F. (1824) Hemiprismatische Rubinblende.- Grundriss der Mineralogie, vol. II, p. 606-607.",{"id":115,"year":116,"html":117,"doi":11},16117132,1829,"Rose, H. (1829) Ueber die in der Natur vorkommenden nicht oxydirten Verbindungen des Antimons und des Arseniks.- Poggendorffs Annalen der Physik und Chemie 15, 451-476.",{"id":119,"year":120,"html":121,"doi":11},1118651,1944,"Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1944) \u003Ci>The System of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> (7th ed.) Vol. 1 - Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, New York.",{"id":123,"year":124,"html":125,"doi":11},522111,1951,"Graham, A. R. (1951) Matildite, aramayoite, miargyrite. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  36 (5-6) 436-449 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM36\u002FAM36_436.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":127,"year":128,"html":129,"doi":11},16117134,1964,"Knowles, C.R. (1964): A redetermination of the structure of miargyrite, AgSbS2. Acta Crystallographica, 17, 847-851. [incorrectly cited as Knowles (1959) in Smith et al. (1997)]",{"id":131,"year":132,"html":133,"doi":11},16117135,1987,"Nekrasov, I. Ya., Lunin, S. Ye. (1987) Formation conditions of silver sulfides. selenides, and sulfoselenides in the system Ag-Sb-S-Se, determined experimentally. Mineral. Zhurnal: 9 (l): 25-39 (in Russian); in: Jambor, J.L., Vanko, D.A. (1989) New mineral Names. American Mineralogist: 74: 950.",{"id":135,"year":136,"html":137,"doi":138},205,1997,"Smith, Joseph V., Pluth, Joseph J., Han, Shao-Xu (1997) Crystal structure refinement of miargyrite, AgSbS\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>. \u003Ci>Mineralogical Magazine\u003C\u002Fi>,  61 (408) 671-675 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1180\u002Fminmag.1997.061.408.05'>doi:10.1180\u002Fminmag.1997.061.408.05\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002FMinMag\u002FVolume_61\u002F61-408-671.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1180\u002Fminmag.1997.061.408.05",{"id":140,"year":141,"html":142,"doi":143},394603,2002,"Effenberger, Herta, Paar, Werner Hermann, Topa, Dan, Criddle, Alan J., Fleck, Michel (2002) The new mineral baumstarkite and a structural reinvestigation of aramayoite and miargyrite. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  87 (5) 753-764 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2138\u002Fam-2002-5-619'>doi:10.2138\u002Fam-2002-5-619\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002Fam\u002Fvol87\u002FAM87_753.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2138\u002Fam-2002-5-619",{"id":145,"year":146,"html":147,"doi":11},16966017,2005,"(2005) Miargyrite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Fmiargyrite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":149,"year":150,"html":151,"doi":152},395907,2008,"Chutas, N. I., Kress, V. C., Ghiorso, M. S., Sack, R. O. (2008) A solution model for high-temperature PbS-AgSbS2-AgBiS2 galena. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  93 (10) 1630-1640 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2138\u002Fam.2008.2695'>doi:10.2138\u002Fam.2008.2695\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2138\u002Fam.2008.2695",[154,161,171,179,186,194,202,208,214,221,231,240,250,259,264,273,282,289,295,301,308,315,322,328,336,343,350,356],{"id":155,"source_url":156,"license_code":157,"credit_html":158,"title":7,"description":11,"author":11,"original_width":159,"original_height":160},30187,"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F164878","CC BY-SA 4.0","Photo: Unknown author — http:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-sa\u002F4.0\u002F, courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F164878\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Tartu, Natural History Museum\u003C\u002Fa> via Europeana",1000,750,{"id":162,"source_url":163,"license_code":164,"credit_html":165,"title":166,"description":167,"author":168,"original_width":169,"original_height":170},16181,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457775","CC BY-SA 3.0","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457775\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Miargyrite-rare08-07b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMiargyrite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Miargyrite\">Miargyrite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: San Genaro Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCastrovirreyna_District\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Castrovirreyna District\">Castrovirreyna District\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCastrovirreyna_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Castrovirreyna Province\">Castrovirreyna Province\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHuancavelica_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Huancavelica Region\">Huancavelica Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Peru (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2552.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 6.1 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Miargyrite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Exceptionally attractive, thick rosettes of iridescent miargyrite, to 2.0 cm across, abound on this specimen. Miargyrite is a rare silver sulfo-salt and this specimen represents the very best of the species from this locality and they are also considered among the best ever found for the species. This piece was part of the rarities suite of Marty Zinn, from his collection which sold in 2004. It is one of the few pieces from this find i would class as \"display quality\" and not just \"representative\" of species and place.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",400,281,{"id":172,"source_url":173,"license_code":164,"credit_html":174,"title":175,"description":176,"author":168,"original_width":177,"original_height":178},62388,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10157201","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10157201\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Miargyrite-196082.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMiargyrite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Miargyrite\">Miargyrite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kelly Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRandsburg,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Randsburg, California\">Randsburg\u003C\u002Fa>, Rand District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKern_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kern County, California\">Kern County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3545.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 12.4 x 7.4 x 7.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A very rich, old-time and uncommon cabinet silver ore specimen from the Kelly Mine of Randsburg, California. This sparkly, gray metallic piece is extremely miargyrite-rich silver ore. Miargyrite is a rare silver, antimony sulfosalt and this is an uncommonly fine specimen. Hefty at 863 grams or 1.9 pounds. Ex. Cal Tech Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",650,444,{"id":180,"source_url":181,"license_code":164,"credit_html":182,"title":183,"description":176,"author":168,"original_width":184,"original_height":185},62389,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10157204","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10157204\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Miargyrite-196083.jpg",555,523,{"id":187,"source_url":188,"license_code":164,"credit_html":189,"title":190,"description":191,"author":168,"original_width":192,"original_height":193},62390,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159299","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159299\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Miargyrite-201680.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMiargyrite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Miargyrite\">Miargyrite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kelly Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRandsburg,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Randsburg, California\">Randsburg\u003C\u002Fa>, Rand District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKern_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kern County, California\">Kern County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3545.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 2.7 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A very rich, old-time and uncommon silver ore specimen from the Kelly Mine of Randsburg, California. This sparkly, gray metallic piece is extremely miargyrite-rich silver ore and is loaded with euhedral microcrystals. Miargyrite is a rare silver, antimony sulfosalt. Ex. Cal Tech Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",548,401,{"id":195,"source_url":196,"license_code":164,"credit_html":197,"title":198,"description":199,"author":168,"original_width":200,"original_height":201},62391,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10160307","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10160307\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Miargyrite-208801.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMiargyrite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Miargyrite\">Miargyrite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Kelly Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRandsburg,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Randsburg, California\">Randsburg\u003C\u002Fa>, Rand District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKern_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Kern County, California\">Kern County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3545.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A very rich, old-time and uncommon silver ore specimen from the Kelly Mine of Randsburg, California. This sparkly, gray metallic piece is extremely miargyrite-rich silver ore and is loaded with euhedral microcrystals. Miargyrite is a rare silver, antimony sulfosalt. Ex. Cal Tech Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",600,395,{"id":203,"source_url":204,"license_code":164,"credit_html":205,"title":206,"description":207,"author":168,"original_width":200,"original_height":169},62392,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161689","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161689\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Miargyrite-216631.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMiargyrite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Miargyrite\">Miargyrite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: San Genaro Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCastrovirreyna_District\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Castrovirreyna District\">Castrovirreyna District\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCastrovirreyna_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Castrovirreyna Province\">Castrovirreyna Province\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHuancavelica_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Huancavelica Region\">Huancavelica Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Peru (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2552.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 6.1 x 4.7 x 3.2 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Miargyrite is a rare silver species, rarely crystallizing dramatically. Here we have a cascade of sharp crystals of this silver antimony sulfide, though…running aesthetically down the front of contrasting matrix. The spray of crystals extends 3.7 cm along the matrix face. The contrast highlights the sharp crystals much better than normal metallic massive ore behind them can do, and makes this a superb specimen. It was one of just a few dozen good international minerals that Dr. Miguel Romero purchased over the years (1970s-1980s mostly) to accompany his Mexican collection on display in Tehuacan, Mexico. Ex. University of Arizona and Miguel Romero Collections.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":209,"source_url":210,"license_code":164,"credit_html":211,"title":212,"description":207,"author":168,"original_width":213,"original_height":169},62393,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161690","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161690\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Miargyrite-216632.jpg",306,{"id":215,"source_url":216,"license_code":164,"credit_html":217,"title":218,"description":167,"author":168,"original_width":219,"original_height":220},62396,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457765","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10457765\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Miargyrite-rare08-07a.jpg",619,800,{"id":222,"source_url":223,"license_code":224,"credit_html":225,"title":226,"description":227,"author":228,"original_width":229,"original_height":230},62397,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=135482753","CC BY 4.0","Derbrauni, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=135482753\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Kunstsammlungen Zwickau 15.jpg","Miargyrit aus Bräunsdorf, Neue Hoffnung Gottes Fundgrube in den mineralogisch-geologischen Sammlungen in den Kunstsammlungen Zwickau","Derbrauni",2120,1789,{"id":232,"source_url":233,"license_code":164,"credit_html":234,"title":235,"description":236,"author":237,"original_width":238,"original_height":239},62398,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=147222891","HolDu, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=147222891\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Miargyrit (OM1-265A).JPG","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMiargyrite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Miargyrite\">Miargyrite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQuartz\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Quartz\">Quartz\u003C\u002Fa> and other\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \"Neue Hoffnung Gottes\" Mine, Bräunsdorf near Freiberg, Saxony, Germany\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Weight: 198 g\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","HolDu",5184,3888,{"id":241,"source_url":242,"license_code":243,"credit_html":244,"title":245,"description":246,"author":247,"original_width":248,"original_height":249},16180,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=8873997","CC BY 3.0","Maurizio Dini, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=8873997\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Miargyrite and Quartz - Red Mountain, Randsburg, California, USA.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMiargyrite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Miargyrite\">Miargyrite\u003C\u002Fa> group of flat tabular flat smooth steel to dark grey colour (1.5 mm across) on a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002Fquartz\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:quartz\">quartz\u003C\u002Fa> matrix. The exact location is unknown, but should be assigned to California Rand Silver Mine, Red Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA - FOV 2x3 aprox","Maurizio Dini",490,368,{"id":251,"source_url":252,"license_code":253,"credit_html":254,"title":255,"description":256,"author":257,"original_width":258,"original_height":258},62384,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1956141","Public domain","Dave Dyet http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shutterstone.com http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dyet.com, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1956141\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Miargyrite inquartz Silver antimony sulfide flint district, idaho 2805.jpg","These mineral images are free to use how you wish.","Dave Dyet http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shutterstone.com http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dyet.com",700,{"id":260,"source_url":261,"license_code":253,"credit_html":262,"title":263,"description":256,"author":257,"original_width":258,"original_height":258},62385,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1956143","Dave Dyet http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shutterstone.com http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dyet.com, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1956143\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Miargyrite inquartz Silver antimony sulfide flint district, idaho 2806.jpg",{"id":265,"source_url":266,"license_code":224,"credit_html":267,"title":268,"description":269,"author":270,"original_width":271,"original_height":272},13120,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=147140313","J. Patrick Fischer, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=147140313\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","699 Miargyrit Quarz 2.jpg","Miargyrit mit Quarz aus der Grube \"Neue Hoffnung Gottes\", Bräunsdorf bei Freiberg, Sachsen\n3240 Gramm","J. Patrick Fischer",2848,3347,{"id":274,"source_url":275,"license_code":253,"credit_html":276,"title":277,"description":278,"author":279,"original_width":280,"original_height":281},62386,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=7630080","Andrew Silver, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=7630080\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Miargyrite - USGS Mineral Specimens 767.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMiargyrite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Miargyrite\">Miargyrite\u003C\u002Fa> (with Fingers for scale) - Mineral collection of Brigham Young University Department of Geology, Provo, Utah. BYU index 3-4021, Ab_2S","Andrew Silver",1274,1066,{"id":283,"source_url":284,"license_code":224,"credit_html":285,"title":286,"description":269,"author":270,"original_width":287,"original_height":288},13121,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=147140314","J. Patrick Fischer, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=147140314\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","699 Miargyrit Quarz 1.jpg",3845,2051,{"id":290,"source_url":291,"license_code":224,"credit_html":292,"title":293,"description":269,"author":270,"original_width":294,"original_height":271},13122,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=147140315","J. Patrick Fischer, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=147140315\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","699 Miargyrit Quarz 3.jpg",4272,{"id":296,"source_url":297,"license_code":243,"credit_html":298,"title":299,"description":300,"author":247,"original_width":248,"original_height":249},62387,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=8874023","Maurizio Dini, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=8874023\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Miargyrite and Quartz (Variety Oil Quartz) - Red Mountain, Randsburg, California, USA.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMiargyrite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Miargyrite\">Miargyrite\u003C\u002Fa> group with 2 main xls of a smooth grey colour (1.7 mm. the biggest xx) on a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002Fquartz\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:quartz\">quartz\u003C\u002Fa> matrix. The exact location is unknown, but should be assigned to California Rand Silver Mine, Red Mountain, San Bernardino Co, California, USA-FOV 2x3 aprox",{"id":91,"source_url":302,"license_code":164,"credit_html":303,"title":304,"description":305,"author":168,"original_width":306,"original_height":307},"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10149139","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10149139\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Baumstarkite-Miargyrite-168086.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBaumstarkite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Baumstarkite\">Baumstarkite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMiargyrite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Miargyrite\">Miargyrite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: San Genaro Mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCastrovirreyna_District\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Castrovirreyna District\">Castrovirreyna District\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCastrovirreyna_Province\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Castrovirreyna Province\">Castrovirreyna Province\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHuancavelica_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Huancavelica Region\">Huancavelica Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Peru (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2552.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 3.4 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This piece consists of rounded crystal-aggregates up to an amazing 1 cm in size. The flattened platy xls are Baumstarkite, a dimorph of miargyrite. The deep charcoal color and metallic luster are very good. The matrix is a mixture of Baumstarkite and Miargyrite. Ex. Charlie Key.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",443,500,{"id":309,"source_url":310,"license_code":224,"credit_html":311,"title":312,"description":269,"author":270,"original_width":313,"original_height":314},13123,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=147140316","J. Patrick Fischer, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=147140316\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","699 Miargyrit Quarz 4.jpg",2598,1991,{"id":316,"source_url":317,"license_code":224,"credit_html":318,"title":319,"description":269,"author":270,"original_width":320,"original_height":321},13124,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=147140317","J. Patrick Fischer, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=147140317\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","699 Miargyrit Quarz 5.jpg",2293,1529,{"id":323,"source_url":324,"license_code":224,"credit_html":325,"title":326,"description":269,"author":270,"original_width":271,"original_height":327},13125,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=147140318","J. Patrick Fischer, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=147140318\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","699 Miargyrit Quarz 6.jpg",3098,{"id":329,"source_url":330,"license_code":164,"credit_html":331,"title":332,"description":333,"author":168,"original_width":334,"original_height":335},62394,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10169084","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10169084\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Pyrargyrite-Miargyrite-260078.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPyrargyrite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Pyrargyrite\">Pyrargyrite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMiargyrite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Miargyrite\">Miargyrite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FP%C5%99%C3%ADbram\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Příbram\">Příbram\u003C\u002Fa>, Central Bohemia Region, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBohemia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Bohemia\">Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen)\u003C\u002Fa>, Czech Republic (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-779.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 8.4 x 8.1 x 3.6 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An excellent and rich, old-time specimen of sparkly, micro and platy ruby-silver pyrargyrite and miargyrite crystals on vuggy, brecciated, cream-colored, quartz-rich matrix from the famous Pribram area of The Czech Republic. The pyrargyrite plate of microcrystals is 1.7 cm. Miargyrite is extremely rare from this well-known silver producing locality. Ex. Josef Vajdak Collection, a noted Pribram specialist.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",675,704,{"id":337,"source_url":338,"license_code":164,"credit_html":339,"title":340,"description":333,"author":168,"original_width":341,"original_height":342},62395,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10169085","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10169085\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Pyrargyrite-Miargyrite-260079.jpg",701,587,{"id":344,"source_url":345,"license_code":164,"credit_html":346,"title":347,"description":348,"author":168,"original_width":349,"original_height":193},20338,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=40444298","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=40444298\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Pyrostilpnite, Miargyrite-657315.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPyrostilpnite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Pyrostilpnite\">Pyrostilpnite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMiargyrite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Miargyrite\">Miargyrite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Cerro de Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí City, Potosí Department, Bolivia\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 12.2 cm x 2.1 cm x 1.5 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Cerro de Potosi is one of the world's best-known mining districts, and silver has been mined there for over 500 years. Both pyrostilpnite (reddish) and miargyrite (metallic black) silver species that are highly sought-after by the rare species collector. Crystals here are on the order of millimeters, but they are well-formed. Originally acquired in 1997. Analysis was by John Attard, Ex. Hoppel Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",465,{"id":351,"source_url":352,"license_code":164,"credit_html":353,"title":354,"description":348,"author":168,"original_width":349,"original_height":355},20339,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=40444300","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=40444300\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Pyrostilpnite, Miargyrite-657316.jpg",421,{"id":357,"source_url":358,"license_code":164,"credit_html":359,"title":360,"description":348,"author":168,"original_width":349,"original_height":361},20340,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=40444301","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=40444301\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Pyrostilpnite, Miargyrite-657317.jpg",286,[363,369,374],{"id":364,"url":365,"label":366,"formula":367,"spacegroup":368,"year":141},9337,"\u002Fcif\u002F9337.cif","Effenberger 2002","Ag Sb S2","C 1 2\u002Fc 1",{"id":370,"url":371,"label":372,"formula":367,"spacegroup":373,"year":136},9338,"\u002Fcif\u002F9338.cif","Smith 1997","C 1 2 1",{"id":375,"url":376,"label":377,"formula":367,"spacegroup":378,"year":128},9339,"\u002Fcif\u002F9339.cif","Knowles 1964","C 1 c 1",[380,381,382,383,384,385,386,387,388,389,390],"Fahles Rotgiltigerz","Hemidom-Blende","Hemiprismatische Rubin-Blende","Hypargyrite","Hypargyron-Blende","Kenngottite (of Haidinger)","Miargyriet","Myargyrit","Myargyrita","Myargyrite","Silberantimonglanz",[392,396,400,404,408,411,415,419,423,430,434,438,442,445,449],{"lang":393,"names":394},"ar",[395],"ميارجيريت",{"lang":397,"names":398},"az",[399],"Miargirit",{"lang":401,"names":402},"ca",[403],"miargirita",{"lang":405,"names":406},"de",[407,390],"Miargyrit",{"lang":409,"names":410},"es",[403],{"lang":412,"names":413},"et",[414],"miargüriit",{"lang":416,"names":417},"eu",[418],"miargyrita",{"lang":420,"names":421},"fa",[422],"میارگیریت",{"lang":424,"names":425},"fr",[426,427,383,428,429],"AgSbS2","Argent antimonié sulfuré noir","Kenngottite (de Haidinger)","miargyrite",{"lang":431,"names":432},"it",[433],"miargirite",{"lang":435,"names":436},"pl",[437],"Miargyryt",{"lang":439,"names":440},"ru",[441],"миаргирит",{"lang":443,"names":444},"sv",[407],{"lang":446,"names":447},"ta",[448],"மியார்கைரைட்டு",{"lang":450,"names":451},"uk",[452,453],"Міаргерит","Міаргеріт","Q424108",{"history":11,"applications":11}]