Stromeyerite or copper-silver glanceKrivovichev V. G. Mineralogical glossary. Scientific editor A. G. Bulakh. — St.Petersburg: St.Petersburg Univ. Publ. House. 2009. — 556 p. — ISBN 978-5-288-04863-0 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.http://www.mindat.org/min-3803.html Mindathttp://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/stromeyerite.pdf Mineral Handbook
See also List of minerals List of minerals named after people
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