STEPHANITE Definition & Meaning

stephanite

[ stef-uh-nahyt ]

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noun

a mineral, silver antimony sulfide, Ag 5 SbS 4 : an ore of silver.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of stephanite¹

1840–50; named after Stephan, Archduke of Austria (died 1867); -ite ¹

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Other minerals which yield a minor percentage of the total silver produced are the silver-antimony sulphides, pyrargyrite or "ruby silver," stephanite or "black silver," and polybasite; the silver-arsenic sulphides, proustite or "light ruby silver" and pearcite; and the silver antimonide, dyscrasite.

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