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proustite

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proustite [′prü‚sīt]
(mineralogy)
Ag3AsS3A cochineal-red mineral that crystallizes in the rhombohedral system, consists of silver arsenic sulfide, is isomorphous with pyrargyrite, and occurs massively and in crystals. Also known as light-red silver ore; light-ruby silver.


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Most environmental arsenic occurs naturally, appearing in deposits of minerals and ores including arsenopyrite, enargite, and proustite.
Metal attraction: an ironclad solution to arsenic contamination? by Frazer, Lance / Environmental Health Perspectives
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