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Argyrodite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered
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Named by Julius A. Weisbach in 1886 from the Greek αργυρώδης ("argyrodes"), "silver-bearing", in allusion to its silver content.
Type Locality:
ⓘHimmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Isostructural with:
Alburnite,Canfieldite,Putzite
Type locality material is usually botryoidal with crystallized surfaces are uncommon.


Unique Identifiers
First published:
1886
Type description reference:
Weisbach, A. (1886) Argyrodit, ein neues Silbererz. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie: 2: 67-71.

Classification of Argyrodite

2 : SULFIDES and SULFOSALTS (sulfides, selenides, tellurides; arsenides, antimonides, bismuthides; sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, sulfbismuthites, etc.)
B : Metal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)
A : With Cu, Ag, Au
Dana 8th ed.:
2.5.6.1

2 : SULFIDES
5 : AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:2
Hey's CIM Ref.:
6.2.4

6 : Sulphosalts - Sulphostannates, Sulphogermanates,Sulpharsenates, Sulphantimonates, Sulphovanadates and Sulphohalides
2 : Sulphogermanates

Mineral Symbols
Transparency:
Opaque
Colour:
Grey, black
Comment:
Tarnishes black
Streak:
Grey-black
Hardness:
2½ - 3 onMohs scale
Hardness Data:
Measured
Tenacity:
Brittle
Fracture:
Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal
Density:
6.29 g/cm3 (Measured)    6.32 g/cm3 (Calculated)

Optical Data of Argyrodite
Common Impurities:
Fe,Sb,Sn

Crystallography of Argyrodite
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Argyrodite no.4 - Goldschmidt (1913-1926)
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Crystal Structure
General Appearance of Type Material:
Small crystals with edges<1 mm, generally in aggregates.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Mining Academy, Freiberg, Germany, 7058.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
Low-temperature polymetallic deposit.
Reference:
Weisbach, A. (1886) Argyrodit, ein neues Silbererz. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie: 2: 67-71.

Synonyms of Argyrodite

Other Language Names for Argyrodite

Relationship of Argyrodite to other Species
Other Members of Argyrodite Group:
AlburniteAg8GeTe2S4Iso.
CanfielditeAg8SnS6Orth.mm2 :Pna21
Putzite(Cu4.7Ag3.3)GeS6Iso.43m :F43m
SpryiteAg8(As3+0.5As5+0.5)S6Orth.mm2 :Pna21
Forms a series with:
CanfielditeArgyrodite-Canfieldite Series

Common AssociatesTrig.3m(32/m) :R3c2.BA.AlburniteAg8GeTe2S4Iso.2.BA.DzierżanowskiteCaCu2S2Trig.3m(32/m) :P3m12.BA.XuwenyuaniteAg9Fe3+Te2S4Iso.43m :F43m2.BA.Orileyite(Fe,Cu)2As2.BA.Juxingite Bi6Cu140Fe30S125Iso.43m :F43m2.BA.05DjurleiteCu31S16Mon. 2/m2.BA.05GeeriteCu8S5Trig.32.BA.05RoxbyiteCu58S32Tric.1 :P12.BA.05ChalcociteCu2SMon. 2/m :P21/b2.BA.10DigeniteCu9S5Trig.3m(32/m) :R3m2.BA.10AniliteCu7S4Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pnma2.BA.15BorniteCu5FeS4Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pbca2.BA.20BellidoiteCu2SeTet. 4/m :P42/n2.BA.20BerzelianiteCu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12)Iso.m3m(4/m32/m) :Fm3m2.BA.25AthabascaiteCu5Se4Orth.2.BA.25UmangiteCu3Se2Tet.42m :P421m2.BA.30RickarditeCu7Te5Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pmmn2.BA.30WeissiteCu2-xTeHex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) :P6/mmm2.BA.35AcanthiteAg2SMon. 2/m :P21/m2.BA.35SpryiteAg8(As3+0.5As5+0.5)S6Orth.mm2 :Pna212.BA.40dUM2003-13-S:AgAuCuAg6AuCu2S52.BA.40MckinstryiteAg5-xCu3+xS4Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pnma2.BA.40StromeyeriteAgCuSOrth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m)2.BA.42HoneaiteAu3TlTe2Orth.mmm(2/m2/m2/m) :Pbcm2.BA.45JalpaiteAg3CuS2Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) :I41/amd2.BA.45SelenojalpaiteAg3CuSe2Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) :I41/amd2.BA.45KuriliteAg8Te3SeTrig.3 :R32.BA.47Spiridonovite(Cu1-xAgx)2TeTrig.3m(32/m) :P3c12.BA.50WuyanzhiiteCu2STet. 422 :P432122.BA.50EucairiteAgCuSeOrth.2.BA.52ArgentiteAg2SIso.2.BA.55NaumanniteAg2SeOrth. 222 :P2121212.BA.55AguilariteAg4SeSMon. 2/m2.BA.60ChenguodaiteAg9Fe3+Te2S4Orth.2.BA.60HessiteAg2TeMon. 2/m :P21/b2.BA.60CervelleiteAg4TeSMon. 2/m2.BA.65Henryite(Cu,Ag)3+xTe2 , with x ~ 0.40Iso.m3m(4/m32/m) :Fd3c2.BA.65StütziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36Hex.6 :P62.BA.70Putzite(Cu4.7Ag3.3)GeS6Iso.43m :F43m2.BA.70CanfielditeAg8SnS6Orth.mm2 :Pna212.BA.75FischesseriteAg3AuSe2Iso. 432 :I41322.BA.75UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS2Trig.3m(32/m) :R3c2.BA.75Penzhinite(Ag,Cu)4Au(S,Se)4Hex. 622 :P63222.BA.75PetrovskaiteAuAgSMon.2.BA.75PetziteAg3AuTe2Iso. 432 :I41322.BA.80Bezsmertnovite(Au,Ag)4Cu(Te,Pb)Orth.2.BA.80BilibinskitePbCu2Au3Te2Iso.2.BA.80Bogdanovite(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)Iso.

Fluorescence of Argyrodite

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    • References for ArgyroditeⓘSeven Sisters vent fieldMarques et al. (2020)
    Argentina
     
    PUTZ+1 other referencePUTZ+1 other referenceCoira et al. (1995)+2 other referencesStrübelCoira et al. (1995)+1 other referencePaar et al. (2005, January)+1 other referenceBrodtkorb (2002)Gallard-Esquivel et al. (2018)Mugas Lobos et al. (2020)
    Atlantic Ocean
     
    Melekestseva et al. (2025)
    Australia
     
    Pringle and Elliot 1998Sahlström et al. (2017)
    Bolivia
     
    Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998)+1 other referenceCanfield (1907)Kempff et al. (La Paz, 2009)Kempff et al. (La Paz, 2009)Kempff et al. (La Paz, 2009)+1 other referenceFederico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964)Federico Ahlfeld y Jorge Muñoz Reyes (1955)+1 other referenceMineralogical Society of America - ...Wilson (2001)Wilson (2001)+1 other referenceFederico Ahlfeld and Alejandro Schneider-Scherbina (1964)
    Bosnia and Herzegovina
     
    Radosavljević et al. (2016)
    Canada
     
    Peatfield (n.d.)Traill (1970)Peatfield (n.d.)Watson et al. (1996)
    China
     
    AnthonyXu et al. (2022)Chao Chen and Fapeng Xie (1986)+1 other referenceDeqing Xu (1993)
    Czech Republic
     
    Pažout et al. (2019)
    France
     
    R. Pierrot+1 other referencePélisson (1989)Pélisson (1989)Picot et al. (1982)R. Pierrot
    Germany
     
    Walenta (1992)F. Angel and R. Scharizer in "Grundriss der Mineralparagenese" (Wien)A. Frenzel (1900)Alice Kraissl90.+2 other references
    India
     
    Chauhan (1984)
    Indonesia
     
    Rivai+1 other reference
    Ireland
     
    Ryback et al. (1988)Taylor (1984)+2 other referencesAndrew et al. (2025)
    Japan
     
    ONO et al. (1995)Ishiyama (1982)Ishiyama et al. (1989)Tsushima et al. (1999)Geology and Mineral Resources of Japan (Geological Survey of Japan, 1960)Shimizu et al. (2007)
    Kazakhstan
     
    Baibatsha et al. (2015)+1 other reference
    Mexico
     
    Cano et al. (2024)
    Morocco
     
    S. Weiß: Lapis 31 (7/8)
    Namibia
     
    Bowell et al. (2018)
    New Zealand
     
    Railton et al. (1990)January 2010 An assessment of the value ...Simon et al. (1997)
    Peru
     
    EDS Analysis Frank Keutsch
    Poland
     
    Kozłowski et al. (2022)Piestrzyński (Main Ed.)Piestrzyński et al. (2012)Lis et al. (1986)
    Portugal
     
    Bowles (1987)
    Romania
     
    Cioacă et al. (2014)Cioacă et al. (2014)Bailly+9 other referencesCook et al. (2003)+1 other referenceSăbău et al. (2016)Bailly et al. (1998)
    Russia
     
    Belogub et al. (2005)+1 other referenceKolova et al. (2021)Pekov (1998)Kostin (2021)+1 other referenceTolstykh et al. (2022)Strujkov et al. (1996)R.G. Kravtsova et al. (2015)+3 other referencesVolkov et al. (2021)Goryachev et al. (2014)Ivin et al. (2021)Kazachenko et al. (2008, August)
    Slovakia
     
    Ďuďa R. & Košarková M. (1999)Ďuďa R. & Košarková M. (1999)
    South Korea
     
    Mineralogical Society of America - ...+1 other reference
    Spain
     
    Colectivo Arrayanes et al. (2008)Calvo et al. (1992)Calvo et al. (1992)
    Sweden
     
    Switzerland
     
    Huttenlocher (1936)
    USA
     
    USGS OFR 2004-1200 (Hawley,2004)TaylorBarnes (1985)Kleinhampl et al. (1984)Bullock (1981)
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