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Sternbergite

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Locality: 
Vater Abraham Mine, Oberscheibe, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1 × 0.8 cm
Description

Well formed metallic crystals of sternbergite, a rare Ag-Fe sulphide, from Shaft 139 of Marienberg, a classic locality in Germany. Associated red mineral is probably proustite. Very nice under the microscope!. Find of July 2011.

Mineral Data
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Sternbergite

Formula: 
AgFe2S3
Strunz: 
2.CB.65
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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