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Silver On Acanthite

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Silver On Acanthite

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Description
Locality: 
San Genaro Mine, Castrovirreyna, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1 × 0.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Description

A sharp, all around well-formed dark grey acanthite crystal with an intense curved native silver wire on the top.

Beautiful

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Silver

Formula: 
Ag
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

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

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