page_title: Miargyrite
hierarchical_section_title: Miargyrite
caption_attribution_description: English: Miargyrite Locality: San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru (Locality at mindat.org) Size: small cabinet, 6.1 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm Miargyrite 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. Deutsch: Miargyrit Fundort: San Genaro Mine, Distrikt Castrovirreyna, Provinz Castrovirreyna, Huancavelica , Peru (Fundort bei mindat.org) Größe: 6.1 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm
context_page_description: Miargyrite is a mineral, a sulfide of silver and antimony with the formula AgSbS₂. It is a dimorph of cuboargyrite. Originally discovered in the Freiberg district of Germany in 1824, it has subsequently been found in many places where silver is mined. It usually occurs in low temperature hydrothermal deposits. and forms black metallic crystals which may show a dark red internal reflection. The streak is also red.
  Miargyrite is named from the Greek meyon, "smaller" and argyros, "silver," as its silver content is lower than most silver sulfides.
context_section_description: Miargyrite is a mineral, a sulfide of silver and antimony with the formula AgSbS₂. It is a dimorph of cuboargyrite. Originally discovered in the Freiberg district of Germany in 1824, it has subsequently been found in many places where silver is mined. It usually occurs in low temperature hydrothermal deposits. and forms black metallic crystals which may show a dark red internal reflection. The streak is also red.
  Miargyrite is named from the Greek meyon, "smaller" and argyros, "silver," as its silver content is lower than most silver sulfides.
caption: Miargyrite, San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna District, Peru (size: 6.1 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm).
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