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Pyrargyrite

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Pyrargyrite floater, 6cm, from Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico. Ex Evan Jones, Eric Long. Blanca Espinoza photo.

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SpeciesPyrargyrite
Added on03/26/2026
LocalityMexico, Zacatecas, Fresnillo
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record 57 2 page 279
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University of Texas at Austin

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Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Eric LongNot disclosed
—Evan JonesNot disclosed

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Pyrargyrite
Mineral guide
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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.