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Empressite On Sylvanite

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Empressite On Sylvanite

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Description
Locality: 
Senator Hill & Ophir Veins, Magnolia, Boulder County, Colorado, United States of America
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.15 × 0.1 × 0.15 cm
Description

A nice micro specimen of Sylvanite coated with Empressite, from the Senator Hill Mines, in Colorado.  This is a small specimen but very nice under a loupe or microscope.  It comes in a gem jar, as shown

 

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Empressite

Formula: 
AgTe
Strunz: 
2.CB.80
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Empress Josephine Mine (Empress Josephine and Boss Mammoth Claims), Bonanza, Bonanza District (Kerber Creek District), Saguache Co., Colorado, USA

Sylvanite

Formula: 
(Au,Ag)2Te4
Strunz: 
2.EA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Baia de Arieş (Offenbánya), Alba Co., Romania

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$16
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$18

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