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Native Silver & Native Arsenic

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RBR161500

Native Silver & Native Arsenic

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Description
Locality: 
Pöhla-Tellerhäuser Mine, Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 7 × 4 cm
Description

This is a very good and rich specimen from the last silver-find in Saxony. This specimen was found in July 1991 on a dump. It is very heavy and shows very much silver which is crystallized dendritic. It is crystallized all around and has a great contrast to the dark arsenic-matrix. No damages.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Silver

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

Arsenic

Formula: 
As
Strunz: 
1.CA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
Grey