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Stephanite & Pyrargyrite

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Stephanite & Pyrargyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Lill Mine, Černojamské, Březové Hory, Příbram, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.8 × 3.8 cm
Description

Bright lustrous stephanite crystals are scattered over a matrix with dozens of small bright cherry red pyrargyrite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stephanite

Formula: 
Ag5SbS4
Strunz: 
2.GB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Pyramidal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Pyrargyrite

Formula: 
Ag3SbS3
Strunz: 
2.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal
Hardness: 
2.5
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