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Sylvanite

Rare Mineral
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Baia de Arieş, Alba County, Romania
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.3 × 1.3 cm
Description

Beautiful and rich polished section of the very rare AgAuTe-Sulfide Sylvanite from an University collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sylvanite

Formula: 
(Au,Ag)2Te4
Strunz: 
2.EA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Baia de Arieş (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania