Argentobaumhauerite

argentobaumhauerite

baumhauerite

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Formula: Ag_1.5Pb₂₂As_33.5S₇₂
Sulpharsenite, sartorite group
Crystal System: Triclinic
Specific gravity: 5.31 calculated
Hardness: 3
Streak: Reddish brown
Colour: Steel-grey
Common impurities: Tl
Environments

Metamorphic environments

Localities

At the type locality, the Lengenbach Quarry, Fäld, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland, argentobaumhauerite occurs in sugary dolomite, associated with realgar, pyrite and baumhauerite (AM 75.915-922, Mindat).

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