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Argyrodite

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Argyrodite

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Description
Locality: 
Colquechaca, Chayanta Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 1.1 × 0.6 cm
Description

Siderite matrix with very nice crystals of the Ge, Ag mineral argyrodite on top. Micro xrf analysed specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Argyrodite

Formula: 
Ag8GeS6
Strunz: 
2.BA.70
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany