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Stromeyerite |
Chemical Formula |
CuAgS |
Species |
Sulfides |
Crystal System |
Orthorhombic |
Mohs Scale |
2-3 |
Specific Gravity |
6.33 |
Color |
Blue gray, dark blue, dark steel gray, or steel gray |
Streak |
Steel gray |
Luster |
Metallic |
Diaphaneity |
Opaque |
Fracture |
Sub-Conchoidal |
Crystal Habit:Prismatic, massive, compact |
Geological Setting:Hydrothermal veins (supergene enriched zone) |
Stromeyerite is a sulfide mineral of copper and silver, with the chemical formula AgCuS. It forms opaque blue grey to dark blue orthorhombic crystals.
It was discovered in 1832 in Central Bohemia Region, Czech Republic, and named after the German chemist, Friedrich Stromeyer who performed the first analysis of the mineral.