Auropolybasite

auropolybasite

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Formula: [Ag9AuS4][Ag6Sb2S7]
Sulphantimonite, pearceite-polybasite group, silver-, gold- and antimony- bearing mineral
Auropolybasite was approved in 2024, pending publication. To date (December 2024) it has been reported only from the type locality. It is the first member of the pearceite-polybasite group with essential Au. (AM 109.2173-2174)

Localities

The type locality is Šibeničný vrch, Nová Baňa, Žarnovica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia.

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