Name: | Owyheeite Owy |
IMA Chemistry: | Ag3Pb10Sb11S28 |
Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Owyheeite contains elements: Silver (Ag) Lead (Pb) Antimony (Sb) Sulfur (S) |
Country of Type Locality: | USA |
Year First Published: | 1920 |
IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
Status Notes: | Originally named silver-jamesonite: Burton B S (1868) Argentiferous jamesonite. American Journal of Science and Arts 95, 34-38 Mineral renamed owyheeite: Wherry E T (1921) New minerals, American Mineralogist 6, 82-83 |
Structural Group Name: | Owyheeite |
Fleischer's Group Name: | |
Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
Oldest Known Age: | 2680 Million Years Ago |
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