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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 81559 |
| Mineral: | Acanthite |
| Locality: | Mina la Sirena (La Sirena Mine), Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Description: | Unusually large single crystal of lustrous gray-metallic acanthite with remnants of white matrix (calcite?) on the rear. The acanthite crystal has a distorted, twisted form, with complex crystallization patterns on the faces. Rare from this mine. Collected ca. 1996 |
| Overall Size: | 30x17x15 mm |
| Crystals: | 30 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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