Pyrargyrite

Pyrargyrite 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.

It is closely allied to, and isomorphous with, the corresponding sulfarsenide known as proustite or light red silver ore. Ruby silver or red silver ore (German Rotgiiltigerz) was mentioned by Georg Agricola in 1546, but the two species so closely resemble one another that they were not completely distinguished until chemical analyses of both were made.