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Meaning of proustite in English:

proustite

Pronunciation /ˈpruːstʌɪt/

noun

Mineralogy

  • A mineral which is a sulphide of silver and arsenic and usually occurs as masses of prismatic, scarlet crystals.

    Formula: Ag₃AsS₃. Crystal system: trigonal.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Shepard (1804–1886). Fromthe name of Joseph Louis Proust, French chemist, who first identified the mineral + -ite, after French proustite (F. S. BeudantTraité élém. de min (ed. 2) II. 445).