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Argentopyrite

#BAC61756

Argentopyrite

#BAC61756
Availability
Sold
Size
2 x 2 x 1.5 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
AgFe2S3 (RRUFF)
Locality
Pöhla, Schwarzenberg dist., Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Tagged
sulfide , silver

Silvery Argentopyrite crystals to about 0.5mm showing some bluish iridescence. The crystals are stout and  prismatic and taper to a hackly termination. This is a rich specimen wirth alot vug with a lot of crystals.

Argentopyrite

Formula
AgFe2S3 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
blue, bronze brown, green, yellow, white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle - Uneven 
Hardness
3.5-4 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
William & Anne Cook Collection

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