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Pyrargyrite

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Pyrargyrite, 3.5 cm, from Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo.

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SpeciesPyrargyrite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.5 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityMexico, Zacatecas, Fresnillo
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 226
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Pyrargyrite
Mineral guide
Learn about Pyrargyrite
ruby-silver with deep red color in transmitted light, dark reflective surface, and sharp trigonal prisms on matrix; scarce, highly collectible.
Pyrargyrite
Regional guide
Pyrargyrite from Fresnillo
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Locality guide
Fresnillo
Fresnillo, Mexico — premier silver locality with Ag-Pb-Zn epithermal veins; coveted sulfosalts like pyrargyrite, acanthite, stephanite, polybasite on calcite.