Pyrargyrite

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Source volume: 48, issue: 3, PDF page: 91. Label: Figure 176. Pyrargyrite, 5.8 cm, from St. Andreasberg. Smithsonian Institution collection; Rock Currier photo.

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SpeciesPyrargyrite

Added on10/22/2024

LocalityGermany, Lower Saxony, St Andreasberg Mining District

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Mineralogical Record Volume: 48, Issue: 3 page 385

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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.

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Pyrargyrite from St Andreasberg Mining District, Germany

St Andreasberg pyrargyrite, Harz Mountains, Germany; famed for dark ruby-silver crystals, sharp forms, and historic cabinet pieces prized by collectors.

Locality guide

St Andreasberg Mining District

St Andreasberg Mining District, Germany - renowned for rare noble calcite and rich silver minerals; type-locality minerals include samsonite and harmotome.

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