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proust•ite
(pro̅o̅′stīt),USA pronunciation n. [Mineral.]
- Mineralogya mineral, silver arsenic sulfide, Ag3AsS3, occurring in scarlet crystals and masses: a minor ore of silver;
ruby silver.
- 1825–35; named after J. Latin. Proust; see -ite1
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