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Proustite var. Ruby Silver from Mine d'Imider, 6.2 km ESE of Imiter, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco

 
Proustite var. Ruby Silver from Mine d'Imider, 6.2 km ESE of Imiter, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Proustite var. Ruby Silver from Mine d'Imider, 6.2 km ESE of Imiter, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Proustite var. Ruby Silver from Mine d'Imider, 6.2 km ESE of Imiter, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco

DESCRIPTION:No. 62945
Mineral:Proustite var. Ruby Silver
Locality:Mine d'Imider, 6.2 km ESE of Imiter, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco
Description:Rich specimen of translucent dark red-gray proustite crystals covering the surfaces of the matrix on all sides. Proustite was called ruby silver by miners in the old days because it was an ore of silver that was translucent red. Looks beautiful under 20x
Overall Size:6x4.5x4 cm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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