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Proustite

#AH60824

Proustite

#AH60824
Availability
Sold
Size
2 x 1 x 0.8 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Ag3AsS3 (RRUFF)
Locality
Chanarcillo, Copiapo prov., Atacama, Chile
Tagged
sulfide , silver

Tiny cherry red crystals less than 1mm with Pyrargyrite.

Proustite

Formula
Ag3AsS3 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Massive, Crystalline - Poor, Blocky 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Sub Metallic 
Color
vermilion, reddish gray 
Streak
vermilion red 
Class
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral 
Fracture
Brittle - Sectile 
Hardness
2-2.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection
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