Red silver ore
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Red silver ore is an old mining term and may refer to either:
- ProustiteProustiteProustite is a sulfosalt mineral consisting of silver sulfarsenide, Ag3AsS3, known also as light red silver or ruby silver ore, and an important source of the metal. It is closely allied to the corresponding sulfantimonide, pyrargyrite, from which it was distinguished by the chemical analyses of...
, a mineral (light red silver ore) - PyrargyritePyrargyritePyrargyrite is a sulfosalt mineral consisting of silver sulfantimonide, Ag3SbS3. Known also as dark red silver ore or ruby silver, it is an important source of the metal....
, a mineral (dark red silver ore)