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Xanthoconite-Proustite from Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

 
Xanthoconite-Proustite from Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Xanthoconite-Proustite from Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Xanthoconite-Proustite from Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

DESCRIPTION:No. 57820
Mineral:Xanthoconite-Proustite
Locality:Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Description:Lustrous transparent red xanthoconite-proustite crystals on white matrix with gray-to-metallic sulfides of silver. The specimen was labeled as xanthoconite, but the color is more indicative of proustite.
Overall Size:18x13x10 mm
Crystals:0.1-0.8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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