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Acanthite Bismuth & Xanthoconite

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Acanthite Bismuth & Xanthoconite

ex collection Thorsten Häuser
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Schlema-Hartenstein, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 3.4 × 2.8 cm
Weight: 
59.00gr
Description

Glossy black acanthite with a bit of metallic bronce-colored bismuth and brown xanthoconite (according to label).

Xanthoconite is not listed at the locality. Might be misidentified.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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

Bismuth

Formula: 
Bi
Strunz: 
1.CA.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Xanthoconite

Formula: 
Ag3AsS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany