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Acanthite Psm Argentite

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Acanthite Psm Argentite

ex. Backmann system. coll. Dresden

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Description
Locality: 
Měděnec, Klášterec nad Ohří, Krušné Hory, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Description

A cluster of grey metallic acanthite crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Acanthite

Formula: 
Ag2S
Strunz: 
2.BA.35
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
lead grey
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Argentite

Renamed To: 

Acanthite

Formula: 
Ag2S
Strunz: 
2.BA.35
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5