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Proustite & Skutterudite

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Proustite & Skutterudite

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Description
Locality: 
Měděnec, Klášterec nad Ohří, Krušné Hory, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2 × 5 × 3 cm
Description

Deep red proustite crystals on metallic lustrous skutterudite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Proustite

Formula: 
Ag3AsS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5

Skutterudite

Formula: 
CoAs3-x
Strunz: 
2.EC.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Skuterud Mines (Skutterud Mines; Modum Cobalt Mines), Modum, Buskerud, Norway