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proustite Min.|ˈpruːstaɪt| [a. F. proustite (1832), after J. L. Proust, a French chemist, the discoverer: see -ite1.] Native sulpharsenide of silver, occurring in crystals or granular masses of a cochineal-red colour; also called ruby silver or light-red silver ore.
1835C. U. Shepard Min. ii. II. 120 Proustite. Aphotistic Melacone-Blende. 1872Catal. Min. W. Nevill 20 Proustite in large crystals. 1893Chapman Blowpipe Pract. 156 Proustite..is recognized by its deep or bright red colour. |