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Schachnerite & Paraschachnerite

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Schachnerite & Paraschachnerite

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Description
Locality: 
Sala Silver Mine, Västmanland County, Sweden
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.3 × 0.3 × 0.3 cm
Description

Schachnerite with paraschachnerite in capsula

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Schachnerite

Formula: 
Ag1.1Hg0.9
Strunz: 
1.AD.15a
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Colour: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Vertrauen zu Gott Mine, Landsberg (Moschellandsberg), Alsenz-Obermoschel, Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Paraschachnerite

Formula: 
Ag3Hg2
Strunz: 
1.AD.15a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0
Colour: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Vertrauen zu Gott Mine, Landsberg (Moschellandsberg), Alsenz-Obermoschel, Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany