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Acanthite

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Description
Locality: 
Reiche Zeche Mine, Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.5 × 0.7 cm
Description

Nice group of acanthite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Acanthite

Formula: 
Ag2S
Strunz: 
2.BA.35
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
lead grey
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic