| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Acanthite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 81557 |
| Mineral: | Acanthite |
| Locality: | San Juan de Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Description: | Small sculptural formation gray-metallic acanthite crystals with no matrix attached. The acanthite crystals are in a flat formation of interconnected crystals. Acanthite, Ag2S, is a rare silver sulfide mineral found as accessory mineral in silver mines. Collected ca. 1970 |
| Overall Size: | 15x12x5 mm |
| Crystals: | 1-7 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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