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Pavonite with Gustavite

#46643

Pavonite with Gustavite

#46643
Availability
Sold
Size
2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
AgBi3S5 (RRUFF)
Locality
Alaska mine, Poughkeepsie Gultch, San Juan Co., Colorado, United States
Tagged
sulfide , silver

The two minerals are crystallized and intermixed across matrix. Both are bladed, sometimes you can see some acicular crystals, but telling them apart takes better eyes than mine.

Pavonite

Formula
AgBi3S5 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Massive, Bladed 
Cleavage
Indistinct, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
lead gray, tin white 
Streak
lead gray 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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