Stephanite
mineral
stephanite, a sulfosalt mineral, silver antimony sulfide (Ag5SbS4), that occurs as black, lustrous, orthorhombic crystals, fine particles, or masses in small amounts in many silver veins. At one time an important silver ore in the Comstock Lode, Nevada, it has been found in other parts of the western United States and in the Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, Bolivia, and Mexico. For detailed physical properties, see sulfosalt (table).
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