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Native Silver With Calcite

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Native Silver With Calcite

Ex G. Lehnen, Mönchengladbach, Germany
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Florida Mine, La Florida District, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.9 × 0.9 cm
Weight: 
3.80gr
Description

Lustrous sheets of native silver are in-grown in white calcite.

There are no localities for silver in Florida; the locality was obviously misinterpreted by the collector. The correct locality is the "Florida Mine, La Florida District, Chañaral Province, Chile". Silver and also calcite are described for this locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Silver

Formula: 
Ag
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

Calcite

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

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