1.55" Metallic Pyrargyrite Crystal Cluster - Mexico

This is a cluster of metallic-grey pyrargyrite crystals that formed from a quartz-rich matrix. This specimen was collected from Zacatecas, Mexico

Pyrargyrite is a complex sulfide mineral known as a sulfosalt. The crystals are a combination of silver, antimony, and sulfur atoms that together bear the chemical formula Ag3SbS3. Small crystals of pyrargyrite are often ruby red in color, but larger crystals can be a metallic grey to greyish-black.
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SPECIES
Pyrargyrite
LOCATION
Zacatecas, Mexico
SIZE
1.55" wide
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ITEM
#127009