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Pyrargyrite from
Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany


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Pyrargyrite, etc.

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrargyrite, etc.

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrargyrite

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrargyrite, etc.

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrargyrite, etc.

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrargyrite, etc.

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrargyrite

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrargyrite, etc.

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrargyrite, etc.

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrargyrite, etc.

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrargyrite

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Pyrargyrite, etc.

Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrargyrite
Formula:Ag3SbS3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite24
Argentopyrite10
Löllingite9
Native Arsenic8
Galena7
Native Silver6
Stibarsen5
Harmotome4
Dyscrasite3
Quartz3
Safflorite2
Samsonite2
Allargentum2
Stephanite1
Native Antimony1
Miargyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrargyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Samson Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (27 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:30484
Long-form Identifier:1:3:30484:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrargyrite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘGnade Gottes Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘCatharina Neufang Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘBergmannstrost Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘFelicitas Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘAbendröthe Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘRoter Bär Mine, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘClaus-Friedrich Mine, Beerberg, St Andreasberg, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘRammelsberg Mine, Rammelsberg, Goslar, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘGrund mine, Bergstadt Bad Grund, Bad Grund, Göttingen District, Lower Saxony, Germany
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘSilberner Nagel Mine, Stolberg, Südharz, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
References
(1990) Lawrence H. Conklin Mineral List, in Twentieth Anniversary Issue. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (1) 102-105
 
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