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Silver & Acanthite

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Silver & Acanthite

Steven Phillips collection
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Description
Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with incredibly rare native silver with a coating of acanthite in chalcocite/magnetite ore. From the Terry Szenics, John McDonald and Steve Phillips collection. Collected in 1909!

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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