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Argentite

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Argentite

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Description
Locality: 
Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.8 × 1.1 cm
Description

Fine cluster of rare argentite from Germany. The piece consists of several intergrown crystals of dark and metallic lustrous argentite. They are mostly well defined with sharp edges and well formed faces.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Argentite

Renamed To: 

Acanthite

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