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Proustite

Former collection Cerato (I
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.4 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Weight: 
18.00gr
Description

Rounded blood red proustite crystals populate an open vein from this classic locality. Quite lustrous, they locally look metallic and with a great lustre and growth figures.

In great conditions and quite rich. From the stock of the renowned collector and dealer B. Cerato (I), whose partial stock was purchased by Plinius some time ago (see related blog here on e-rocks).

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Proustite

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

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