Pyrargyrite Crystal Cluster

Pyrargyrite Crystal Cluster from Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Collection

Robert Lavinsky

Description

This specimen of brilliantly lustrous Pyrargyrite is composed of many equant, splendent, black, crystals, to .6 cm across forming larger 3-dimensional clusters. Since this is an old piece, it has lost any red internal highlights except under a flashlight held close. However, it is extremely aesthetic and unusually lustrous.

Locality

Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Dimensions

4.5 x 3.4 x 2.9 cm


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