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Mindat Short Description

The monoclinic dimorph of proustite.

The xanthoconite -> proustite transition occurs at 180-202°C (Roland, 1970).

Geoscience Ontology Status Notes

Breithaupt J F A (1840) Xanthokon, ein neues Glied der Ordnung der Blenden. Journal für Praktische Chemie 20, 67-69

IMA Formula (from Mindat)

Ag₃AsS₃

RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)

Ag¹⁺₃As³⁺S^2-₃

Additional References

• http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/xanthoconite.pdf

• http://www.webmineral.com/data/Xanthoconite.shtml