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Pyrargyrite

Ex J & S Mommers Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Dolores Tercera Mine, Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.4 × 2.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.10cm
Description

A dark reddish black 1.1cm pyrargyrite crystal dominates a cluster of smaller crystals. This specimen over a hundred years old still has good red colour as it has been stored away from excessive light, a classic example as to why specimens from this area are so sort after.

Acquired from Brain Shelton Collection in 1998

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrargyrite

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

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