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Proustite

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Description
Locality: 
Schneeberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1.3 × 0.9 cm
Description

A superb, deep-red, translucent aggregate of proustite with crystal faces from famous historic Schneeberg mining district.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Proustite

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