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Proustite

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Description
Locality: 
Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.3 × 4.5 × 4 cm
Description

Incredible rich proustite specimen from the Himmelsfurst mine. The specimen is host to hundreds of beautiful dark red proustite crystals which are great under magnification. At the side of the specimen there is a shallow vug that protects
more elongated proustite crystals. Under magnification only very little damage is visible. Relatively heavy specimen (~150 gram) of which the matrix could be native arsenic, although I am not 100% sure.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Proustite

Formula: 
Ag3AsS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Tectonica

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