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Proustite

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Description
Locality: 
Imiter Mine, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 5.3 × 3 cm
Description

Lustrous and gemmy, ruby-red proustite crystals cover all sides of the matrix on this showy and excellent specimen from finds at the Imiter Mine of Morocco.
This is very fine and very rich representation of the species and locality of this sought-after silver sulfosalt.

Rare in such rich specimens from this locale.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Proustite

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