Ruby silver ore
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Description
An unstandardized common name used for the both double sulfides of silver/arsenic (proustite) and of silver/antimony (pyragyrite).
Synonyms and Related Terms
proustite; pyragyrite; red silver ore
Authority
- Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, Technology and Conservation, Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985
- C.W.Chesterman, K.E.Lowe, Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1979