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Argentite On Fluorite & Quartz

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Argentite On Fluorite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Moldava, Teplice, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 2.7 × 1.5 cm
Description

Acanthite on and in quartz and fluorite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Argentite

Renamed To: 

Acanthite

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

Fluorite

Formula: 
CaF2
Strunz: 
3.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White