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Aurostibite
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<p>Aurostibite is an <a href="/facts/Cubic_(crystal_system)/92Co7BKM">isometric</a> <a href="/facts/Gold/1znknojp">gold</a> <a href="/facts/Antimonide/Vwk8B4fD">antimonide</a> <a href="/facts/Mineral/LkUFbNmv">mineral</a> which is a member of the <a href="/facts/Pyrite/41CYREyr">pyrite</a> group. Aurostibite was discovered in 1952 and can be found in <a href="/facts/Hydrothermal/hqwwksSm">hydrothermal</a> <a href="/facts/Gold/1znknojp">gold</a>-<a href="/facts/Quartz/4n86tE2G">quartz</a> veins, in <a href="/facts/Sulfur/IK0amTfM">sulfur</a>-deficient environments that contain other <a href="/facts/Antimony/YsA7lVgT">antimony</a> minerals. The mineral can be found in <a href="/facts/Yellowknife%2c_Northwest_Territories/nrsrs6rE">Yellowknife</a> in the <a href="/facts/Northwest_Territories/au0ajf7T">Northwest Territories</a> of <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a>, and the <a href="/facts/Timiskaming_District/JDVVafu9">Timiskaming District</a> in <a href="/facts/Ontario/HUkxk5Rf">Ontario</a>, Canada. Antimonides are rare and are normally placed in the sulfide class by <a href="/facts/Mineralogist/MeIK9lx9">mineralogists</a>. </p>