General Information:
Chemical Formula:
Ag3AuS2
Composition:
(Molecular Weight = 584.70 gm)
Silver 55.35 % Ag
Gold 33.69 % Au
Sulfur 10.97 % S
Empirical Formula:
Ag3AuS2
Environment:
Hydrothermal Au-Ag-quartz veins.
IMA Status:
Approved IMA 1978
Locality:
Tambang Sawah, Benkoelen district, Indonesia.
Name Origin:
Named for Willem Uytenbogaardt (1818-), Dutch mineralogist.
Physical Properties:
Color:
gray white.
Density:
8.45
Diaphaniety:
Opaque
Habits:
Microscopic Crystals - Crystals visible only with microscopes., ,
Hardness:
2 - Gypsum
Luster:
Metallic
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