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Pyrargyrite & Calcite

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Pyrargyrite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.7 × 4.1 × 2.7 cm
Description

Numerous of well defined and mirror bright steel grey crystals of silver sulfosalt pyrargyrite contrastful accompanied by white crystals of calcite. The pyrargyrite is sharp edged and partly excellent terminated but not all is perfect. Anyway a super specimen and a super opportunity to get hold of such a classic small cabinet sized pyrargyrite from the most classic locale of this species.

The Samson Mine was firstly mentioned in 1661 and abandoned in 1910. It is also part of the UNESCO world heritage.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrargyrite

Formula: 
Ag3SbS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal
Hardness: 
2.5

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
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