| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Germany > Acanthite pseudomorphs after Argentite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 44602 |
| Mineral: | Acanthite pseudomorphs after Argentite |
| Locality: | Freiberg District, Saxony, Germany |
| Description: | Chain-like aggregates of interconnected cubic dark-metallic acanthite crystals with remnants of brown matrix in the crevices between the acanthite crystals. Formed as argentite (stable only above 173° C) and alters to acanthite below 173° C. Ex. Wards ca. 1900 |
| Overall Size: | 4.5x3.5x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-5 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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