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Acanthite

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Locality: 
Imiter Mine, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.9 × 9.6 × 4.7 cm
Description

This is the richest and also the largest specimen of a flat of Acanthite we purchased a couple of years ago,- and by far the most aethetics. It is comprised of numerous octahedral crystals, largely pointing upward and out, with much more 3-dimensionality in person. These so-called "christmas trees" came out briefly in about 2008-2009 and then were gone. Only a small percentage of them were complete all around, pristine, and had a natural luster. This is an elegant, perfect floater specimen with supremely good aesthetics, that is among the best in its size range. A superb cabinet sized specimen, with slightly metallic (partially dull)  crystals, sharp edged and excellent developed. This fine specimens comes with  a top fitting acrylic base.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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
Wendel Minerals

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