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Stephanite with Calcite from Mina El Solar, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

 
Stephanite with Calcite from Mina El Solar, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

Stephanite with Calcite from Mina El Solar, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

Stephanite with Calcite from Mina El Solar, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

Stephanite with Calcite from Mina El Solar, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 82364
Mineral:Stephanite with Calcite
Locality:Mina El Solar, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico
Description:Lustrous dark-metallic stephanite crystals to 8 mm with lustrous colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals to 4 mm. The stephanite crystals are tabular pseudo-hexagonal form with {111} edge faces. Stephanite is a rare silver antimony sulfosalt. Ex. Miller collection T2916; ex. Betts #64822
Overall Size:20x17x16 mm
Crystals:1-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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