Acanthite with Pearceite(?) & Sphalerite
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Acanthite with Pearceite(?) & Sphalerite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm - Miniature
- Formula
- Ag2S (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Anselmo mine, Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, United States
- Tagged
- sulfide
This is a fantastic little specimen packed with micro crystals of the said minerals plus some other sulfides. The Acanthite exhibits a melted look of blebs of dull grey crystals. Pearceite is very possible as seen in the photo near the green arrow. The surprise was the gemmy, beautiful crystals of green Sphalerite to 2mm. The matrix is mostly Galena and Quartz. The old label states that it was mined at the 1200 foot level.
Acanthite
- Formula
- Ag2S
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Blocky, Skeletal, Arborescent
- Cleavage
- poor to none
- Luster
- Metallic
- Color
- lead gray, gray, iron black
- Streak
- shining black
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Fracture
- Sectile
- Hardness
- 2-2.5
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
- Collection
- Phillips Collection
- Mineralpedia
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- WebMineral
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