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Stephanite & Dyscrasite

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Stephanite & Dyscrasite

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Description
Locality: 
St Andreasberg, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 3.5 × 3.5 cm
Description

Rare old time specimen hosting stephanite on massive dyscrasite in calcite. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stephanite

Formula: 
Ag5SbS4
Strunz: 
2.GB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Pyramidal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Dyscrasite

Formula: 
Ag3Sb
Strunz: 
2.AA.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Wenzel Mine, Frohnbach valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany