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Pyrargyrite & Argentopyrite

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Pyrargyrite & Argentopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 1.9 × 1.5 cm
Description

German classic from the Erzgebirge: deep reddish and nicely developed crystals of pyrargyrite on a matrix of argentian pyrite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrargyrite

Formula: 
Ag3SbS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal
Hardness: 
2.5

Argentopyrite

Formula: 
AgFe2S3
Strunz: 
2.CB.65
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
Grey.
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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Best regards Roger