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Pyrargyrite from Grube Samson, St. Andreasberg, Niedersachsen, Germany

 
Pyrargyrite from Grube Samson, St. Andreasberg, Niedersachsen, Germany

Pyrargyrite from Grube Samson, St. Andreasberg, Niedersachsen, Germany

Pyrargyrite from Grube Samson, St. Andreasberg, Niedersachsen, Germany

Pyrargyrite from Grube Samson, St. Andreasberg, Niedersachsen, Germany

DESCRIPTION:No. 69281
Mineral:Pyrargyrite
Locality:Grube Samson, St. Andreasberg, Niedersachsen, Germany
Description:Lustrous metallic-looking translucent dark-red pyrargyrite crystals with an unidentified white mineral in crevices. The pyrargyrite crystals require strong illumination to see the translucency. Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and II); collected in 1860
Overall Size:18x12x11 mm
Crystals:2-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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