Pyrargyrite
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Pyrargyrite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 5 x 4 x 2 cm - Miniature
- Formula
- Ag3SbS3 (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Reese River dist., Lander Co., Nevada, United States
- Tagged
- sulfide , silver
Basically an ore grade specimen from a remote & historic locality in Nevada. The Pyrargyrite occurs as a silvery mass throughout the specimen. With the aid of a microscope, a scratch shows a cherry red color. See prov. tab for old label.
Antique Specimen
Pyrargyrite
- Formula
- Ag3SbS3
- Crystal System
- Trigonal
- Crystal Habit
- Massive, Crystalline - Poor, Prismatic
- Cleavage
- Poor, None, None
- Luster
- Sub Metallic
- Color
- deep red, red gray
- Streak
- cherry red
- Class
- Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal
- Fracture
- Brittle - Conchoidal
- Hardness
- 2.5
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
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