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Acanthite Psm Argentite

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Acanthite Psm Argentite

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Description
Locality: 
San Juan de Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Guanajuato Municipality, Guerrero, Mexico
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.8 × 0.6 cm
Description

Nice akanthite pseudomorph after argentite

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

Argentite

Renamed To: 

Acanthite

Formula: 
Ag2S
Strunz: 
2.BA.35
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5