Mineralpedia Details for Miargyrite
Miargyrite
- Formula
- AgSbS2
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Euhedral Crystals, Disseminated, Massive
- Cleavage
- Imperfect, None, None
- Luster
- Sub Metallic
- Color
- steel gray, lead gray, blackish red, reddish gray
- Streak
- cherry red
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Fracture
- Brittle
- Hardness
- 2-2.5
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Miargyrite from Van Silver Claims, British Columbia, Canada
Superb micro crystal of blocky silvery black crystal to about 0.75mm associated with a dull grey pyrargyrite and a micro acicular Diaphorite.
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Miargyrite from Kelly mine, Randsburg dist., San Bernardino Co., California
Pure mass of Miargyrite with several pockets of excellent, striated crystals measuring 2-3mm. The color is a shiny metallic black and the blue in the photos are a reflection of daylight through my window. It's an old Cal-Tech museum specimen.
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