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Petzite & Sylvanite

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Petzite & Sylvanite

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Description
Locality: 
Eureka Standard Mine, East Tintic Mining District, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

A nice specimen of bright silvery Sylanite in Quartz, with Pyrite and darker sooty Petzite, from the Eureka Standard Mine, in Utah.  This is one of the richest pieces of this material we currently have.

 

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Petzite

Formula: 
Ag3AuTe2
Strunz: 
2.BA.75
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Sacarîmb (Sãcãrâmb; Szekerembe; Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania

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

Seller Information

Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps

Seller's terms and conditions

Buyer assumes all responsibility for paying for the specimens.  We prefer Paypal only as this is the easiest way to accept payments, plus provides insurance for both buyer and seller.  

Purchases are expected to be paid within 48 hours, unless prior arrangements have been made (such as bidding on more items).  

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