AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Pyrargyrite on Quartz |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 77331 |
Mineral: | Pyrargyrite on Quartz |
Locality: | San José Mine, Taviche Mining District, Oaxaca, Mexico |
Description: | Two metallic-looking pyrargyrite crystals on gray quartz. The pyrargyrite crystals are actually translucent red which is visible when illuminated from the rear. The pyrargyrite crystals are prismatic hexagonal form with compound terminations. Collected in 2018 |
Overall Size: | 16x13x8 mm |
Crystals: | 3-12 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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