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Proustite

#64532

Proustite

#64532
Availability
Available
Price
$195.00
Size
10 x 8 x 4.5 cm - Cabinet 
Formula
Ag3AsS3 (RRUFF)
Locality
Jachymov, Erzgegirge, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Tagged
sulfide , silver

Ruby red Proustite crystals to 6mm tucked in vug. The matrix looks to be native Arsenic. This is an antique specimen from the A. E. Seamen museum. See prov. tab for label.

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.

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