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Pyrargyrite

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Pyrargyrite, 7 cm, Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico. Joe Budd photo.

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SpeciesPyrargyrite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityMexico, Zacatecas, Fresnillo
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Private Mineral Collections In Texas page 77
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Jim & Imelda Klein

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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.