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Sylvanite

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Description
Locality: 
Săcărâmb, Deva, Hunedoara County, Romania
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 3.9 × 3.6 cm
Weight: 
123.00gr
Description

Sylvanite, a gold-silver telluride, as silvery tin-white to greyish crystallized masses in a carbonate vein in host rock matrix. The observeable rectangular pattern (which are long-prismatic penetration twins) resembling script lead to the german name "Schrifterz" which translates to "Script ore." Quite rich specimen from around the 1920s, and a real transsylvanian classic! The collector stated on the label "sehr kostbar!!" which means "very precious".

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sylvanite

Formula: 
(Au,Ag)2Te4
Strunz: 
2.EA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Baia de Arieş (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania

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Best regards Roger