Acanthite

Help improve this record

No owner is registered for this specimen yet. If it's yours or you know more about it, you can add the owner, provenance, publications and other details.

A magnificent mass of platy Acanthite and Acanthite crystals, lightly dusted with microcrystalline Pyrite, all enveloping a matrix of massive and crystallised Quartz. From Banská Štiavnica in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia, the Acanthite forms 1 to 2 mm equant crystals that richly cover a film of micro-crystalline Pyrite. The Pyrite coats large Acanthite plates measuring up to 5 cm long, but of irregular shape. A 2 cm long, crude and slightly milky quartz crystal sits amongst the Acanthite on the top surface. A very rich example of Acanthite from Banská Štiavnica with many well-formed crystals. The specimen is accompanied with a very fragile, old handwritten label, protected by a mount of thin card within a protective translucent envelope. \n