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Pyrargyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Colquechaca, Chayanta Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 4.5 × 3.7 cm
Description

This is a very rich and good pyrargyrite specimen with beautiful lustrous and sharp pyrargyrite crystals all over the surface.

With minor tiny dyscrasite, sphalerite and calcite crystals

Very old specimen.

Ex Dr. Hartel collection, Germany

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrargyrite

Formula: 
Ag3SbS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal
Hardness: 
2.5