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Proustite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Brahmaputra Vein, Shaft 366, Alberoda, Schlema-Hartenstein, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 3 × 2.9 cm
Description

A group of deep red translucent crystals of proustite with metallic lustre from the -720m level, Brahmaputra vein. Mined in 1963. A real german classic.

Mineral Data
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Proustite

Formula: 
Ag3AsS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5