AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Pyrargyrite var. Ruby Silver |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 36978 |
Mineral: | Pyrargyrite var. Ruby Silver |
Locality: | Mina Santo Niņo, Fresnillo District, Zacatecas, Mexico |
Description: | Platy crystals of dark, metallic-looking pyrargyrite crystals that show red translucency when rear-illuminated (which is why the miners called this mineral ruby silver ore). |
Overall Size: | 15x12x8 mm |
Crystals: | 1-8 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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