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Name: |
pyrargyrite |
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Class: |
Sulfides |
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Chemistry: |
Ag3SbS3 |
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Color(s): |
gray, iron black, metallic |
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Hardness: |
2-2.5 |
SpecGrav: |
6.2-6.5 |
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Fracture: |
uneven |
Cleavage: |
distinct 2 directions |
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Crystal: |
Orthorhombic; usually short prismatic to tabular, sometimes striated |
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Envronment: |
epithermal veins |
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Association: |
pyrite, quartz, galena |
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Locals: |
Mexico / CA., NV., ID., USA / Ontario, Canada |
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Misc: |
named from the Greek. pyr, "fire" and aregyros meaning "silver". |
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