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Sulfosalt

Argentopearceite

Ag₁₆As₂S₁₁
Crystal systemHexagonal
ClassSulfosalt
Argentopearceite specimen

Figure 1. Aggregate of argentopearceite-T2ac, partly composed of (pseudo)hexagonal tabular crystals in the cavity of quartz gangue; Mikulov (holotype P1P 35/2020); FOV 5 mm. — Photo: Sejkora, Jiri, Jakub Plášil, Emil Makovicky, Pavel Škácha, Zdeněk Dolníček, and Roman Gramblička · CC BY 4.0

Argentopearceite

Argentopearceite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the sulfosalt class, with the chemical formula Ag₁₆As₂S₁₁.

It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system (space group P321). It is a member of the Polybasite structural group.

IMA symbol Apea, IMA status: approved, named in 2020.

Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet. Browse more A minerals or help write this entry.