Pyrargyrite on Calcite from St. Andreasberg District, 25 km SE of Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany
Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 73000
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| Mineral: | Pyrargyrite on Calcite
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| Locality: | St. Andreasberg District, 25 km SE of Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Description: | Rich specimen of lustrous reddish gray-metallic pyrargyrite crystals to 3 mm intermixed with translucent colorless calcite crystals to 2.5 mm that fluoresce orange under SW UV illumination. The pyrargyrite crystals look beautiful under magnification. Ex. Joe Cilen (1916-1997) #5121; probably collected ca. 1950 |
| Overall Size: | 4x2.5x1.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-3.0 mm |
| Status: | Sold - Posted here for reference only |
| Buy similar: |  Minerals from Europe > Sulfide & Sulfosalt Minerals |
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