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Named after French chemist Joseph L. Proust (1754-1826) in 1832, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
proustite
Today it means: A mineral, Ag₃AsS₃, often found with pyrargyrite in silver veins. Full definition →
Today it means: A mineral, Ag₃AsS₃, often found with pyrargyrite in silver veins. Full definition →
Named after French chemist Joseph L. Proust (1754-1826) in 1832, + -ite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.