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Native Silver With Pyrargyrite & Pyrrhotite

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Native Silver With Pyrargyrite & Pyrrhotite

Ex coll. Lehmann (CH)
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Příbram District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 1.9 × 1.4 cm
Weight: 
12.00gr
Description

Choice small miniature featuring some native silver curls associated to blocky dark red to black pyrargyrite crystals and some hexagonal, quite lustrous crystals of pyrrhotite on the classic pale matrix.

A very good and rich miniature from this legendary locale. From the Swiss collection Lehmann, it dates back to the late 80s at least.

Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Silver

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

Pyrargyrite

Formula: 
Ag3SbS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal
Hardness: 
2.5

Pyrrhotite

Formula: 
Fe1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Strunz: 
2.CC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

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