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Argentopyrite

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Argentopyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Jáchymov, Krušné Hory, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm
Description

Argentopyrite is  rarely found in silver-bearing hydrothermal veins. The name comes from its relationship to pyrite and silver content. This thumbnail is almost solid throughout with sparkling metallic crystals of argentopyrite to 0.1 cm in size.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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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