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Pearceite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Moldava, Teplice, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 4.3 × 2.5 cm
Description

Pearceite is a silver bearing sulfosalt mineral. It occurs as grey metallic, hexagonal crystals and masses on fluorite-quartz matrix. Associating minerals are yellow beudantite and pale green bayldonite.

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Pearceite

Formula: 
[(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Strunz: 
2.GB.15
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
black
Type Locality: 
Mollie Gibson Mine (Molly Gibson Mine), Aspen, Aspen District (Roaring Fork District), Pitkin Co., Colorado, USA
Loranth Minerals

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