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Silver Var Kongsbergite

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Silver Var Kongsbergite

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Description
Locality: 
Glasberg Quarry, Nieder-Beerbach, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.2 × 5.2 × 1 cm
Weight: 
69.00gr
Description

This is an old Kongsbergite specimen from the famous Glasberg Quarry in Hesse, Germany.

Kongsbergite is the so-called mercurian variety (about 5%) of silver and is rare worldwide. This is a rich, sculptural and fine leaf silver plate of kongsbergite

Ex Armin Wendland collection - Collected 1977

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Silver

Formula: 
Ag
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

Kongsbergite

Variety Of: 

Silver

Formula: 
Ag
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Formula: 
(Ag,Hg)
Hardness: 
0.0