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Proustite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Bouismas Mine, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 2.8 × 2 cm
Description

This is a very rich and good proustite specimen from a recent find in Morocco.

Lustrous and deep blood red proustite crystals rich and nicely set matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Proustite

Formula: 
Ag3AsS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5