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Rammelsbergite

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Rammelsbergite

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Description
Locality: 
Jáchymov, Krušné Hory, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.9 × 4.9 × 2.5 cm
Description

I will not try to translate the name of the mineral, which is a member of the lollingite group - and seriousely it is named by the the discoverer - Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg, who was a really important author and mineralogist in the 19th century. Jachymov was a famous silver deposit in the 16th century, today it is among the great European classics. So what we have here is really outstanding. The rare mineral of Rammelsbergite pseudomorph after dentridic silver in excellent condition, covering a wide field of the matrix and from a rare, uncommon and classic locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rammelsbergite

Formula: 
NiAs2
Strunz: 
2.EB.15a
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany