Museum Collection
This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog.
Not for Sale.
Acanthite/Polybasite
Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Brazil
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| Classification |
Mineral |
| Tags |
Perky Box
Combination
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| Origin Location |
Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Brazil |
| Description |
An attractive thumbnail of silver minerals including a smattering of cubic silver sulfide Acanthites attractively perched upon a thin plate of the rare silver sulfosalt Polybasite. |
| Luster |
Metallic |
| Luster (Groundmass) |
Metallic |
| Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Mineral Group / Note |
Silver Sulfide / Sulfosalt |
| Handling |
No special handling is required. |
| Modifications |
No modifications. |
| Size Group |
Miniature |
| Weight |
2.30 grams |
| Dimensions |
1.93 cm * 0.00 cm * 0.00 cm |
| Quantity |
1 Specimen |
| Mineral List |
Polybasite: [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]
nonasilver copper tetrasulfur silver hexacopper antimony diarsenic heptasulfide *
Acanthite: Ag2S
silver sulfide *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
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Phenakite Cordierite Goethite Fluorite / Quartz Beryl var. Morganite Obsidian |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s):
polybasite
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