About Proustite
Silver arsenic sulfide, known for its scarlet-red color and adamantine luster; light-sensitive. It's associated with passion and insight but requires extreme caution due to arsenic.
Primary Hues
Scarlet-Vermilion, Red, Adamantine luster, (Light sensitive, darkens on exposure)
Metaphysical Properties
(Handle with care, arsenic content) A stone of passion and insight (use with extreme caution). Believed to stimulate vitality and enhance intuition.
Associated Tarot Cards
The Lovers
Type: Major Arcana
Rationale: Symbolizes passion- desire- and intense connection- aligning with this "Ruby Silver".
The Devil
Type: Major Arcana
Rationale: Represents sensuality and earthly passions- which Proustite can stimulate.
Associated Deities
Aphrodite/Venus
Pantheon: Greek/Roman
Domain: Love- Beauty- Passion- Desire
Rationale: Their dominion over love and passion aligns with Proustite.
Lilith
Pantheon: Sumerian
Domain: Freedom- Sexuality- Wildness
Rationale: Lilith's connection to primal passion and freedom resonates with this stone.
Metaphysical Uses
Passion & Creativity Rituals (Symbolic)
Vitality Focus (Symbolic)
Grounding Passionate Energy (Grids)
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Geological & Scientific Details
We do not currently have scientific information available for Proustite.
Associated Minerals
- Pyrargyrite (antimony analogue, forms series with)
- Acanthite
- Native Silver
- Stephanite
- Polybasite
- Galena
- Sphalerite
- Calcite
- Quartz (common in silver-arsenic hydrothermal veins)