Detailed information
Species
Argentopyrite
Dimensions
68 x 38 x 20
mm
Locality
Niederschlema, Schlema Schlema-Hartenstein District Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Condition
No recorded repairs
Argentopyrite is a relatively rare mineral, being a silver-iron sulphide. This specimen, from Niederschlema in the Schlema-Hartenstein mining district of Saxony, Germany, has a 2.5 x 1.0 cm area densely invested with well formed sub-mm Argentopyrite crystals of silvery-grey with occasional hints of bronze-tan where crystals are less tarnished. This cluster of crystals rests on a pinkish Quartz matrix displaying strong foliation.