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Argentite

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Description
Locality: 
Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 3.4 × 2.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Description

You are looking at a superb specimen of silver-sulfosalt argentite as up to 1,2 cm measuring cuboctahedrons. They are very well defined, razor sharp and high metallic lustrous. There is no significant imperfection worth to report,- an absolutely high end mini in splendid condition. And it comes from Himmelsfürst Mine at Freiberg, THE classic locality for the species.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Argentite

Renamed To: 

Acanthite

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