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Silver On Acanthite

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Silver On Acanthite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Hongda Mine, Xiaoqinggou, Lingqiu County, Datong, Shanxi Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 1.3 × 1 cm
Description

A floater group of elongated acanthite crystals with lustrous curved silver wires on it. In pristine condition, completely free of damage. They appear in the market in 2006 but are rarely seen nowadays.

Ex. Ron Pellar collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Silver

Formula: 
Ag
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

Acanthite

Formula: 
Ag2S
Strunz: 
2.BA.35
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
lead 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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