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Acanthite : Ag2S

Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

22 x 11 x 34 mm
 © Dan WeinrichPhoto ID: 112380    View Count: 174

Acanthite : Ag2S

Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

Nice miniature. A group of octahedral crystals of considerable size for the species.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas, Morocco.
Found in 09/2005
Specimen size: 3.2 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm
 © fabreminerals.comPhoto ID: 109767    View Count: 151

Acanthite : Ag2S

Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

A perfect miniature with some fine sharp octahedral crystals, one of them dominant, whose faces and edges are very much defined as usual on the samples from the locality.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas, Morocco.
Found in 09/2005
Specimen size: 2.9 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm
Main crystal size: 1.4 x 1.1 cm
 © fabreminerals.comPhoto ID: 110788    View Count: 180

Acanthite : Ag2S

Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

An SUPERB and AESTHETIC example of acanthite from the MAJOR MOROCCAN find shown at this years St. Marie Show in France. The piece consists of pagoda-like clusters of medium lustre, etched and sometimes hoppered, octohedral acanthite crystals. These acanthites come from the Imiter Mine in the Anti-Atlas Mountains. Seasoned European collectors liken ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 38381    View Count: 526

Multiple photos availableAcanthite : Ag2S, Proustite : Ag3AsS3

Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

Acanthite with Proustite from Imiter, Anti-Atlas

A group of octahedral crystals, very well shaped, aerial and, which is quite rare on the samples from Imiter, they are lustrous. All over the piece there are a lot of small red Proustite crystals.

Size:2.5 x 1.1 x 1.4 cm
 © fabreminerals.comPhoto ID: 56909    View Count: 351

Acanthite : Ag2S

Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

Acanthite from Imiter, Anti-Atlas

A very aerial specimen, partially arborescent with crystals that are well developed. The luster of the crystals is more intense than usual.

Size:3.4 x 1.8 x 0.9 cm
 © fabreminerals.comPhoto ID: 56911    View Count: 349

Acanthite : Ag2S

Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

Very esthetic miniature. A very aerial group of cubic crystals, exceptionally bright for the locality.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas, Morocco.
Found in 09/2005
Specimen size: 2.2 x 1.7 x 1.4 cm
Main crystal size: 0.8 x 0.3 cm
 © fabreminerals.comPhoto ID: 99626    View Count: 155

Acanthite : Ag2S

Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

A perfect miniature with two fine sharp octahedral crystals whose faces and edges are very much defined as usual on the samples from the locality.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas, Morocco.
Found in 09/2005
Specimen size: 2.2 x 2 x 1.3 cm
Main crystal size: 1.8 x 1.1 cm
 © fabreminerals.comPhoto ID: 110792    View Count: 116

Multiple photos availableAcanthite : Ag2S

Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

A novelty from the Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Mineral Show. Uniaxial and parallel growths of octahedral Acanthite pseudomorphous after Argentite crystals. With very well defined faces and edges, these specimens have an exceptional luster, much better than other Acanthite specimens from Imiter we have seen before.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas, ...
 © fabreminerals.comPhoto ID: 175403    View Count: 97

Multiple photos availableAcanthite : Ag2S

Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

Well defined octahedral Acanthite crystals and very curious and esthetic V shape, with skeletal growths.
Imiter, Anti-Atlas, Morocco.
Found in 09/2005
Specimen size: 2.3 × 2.2 × 1.3 cm
Main crystal size: 1.3 × 1.2 cm
 © fabreminerals.comPhoto ID: 160663    View Count: 70
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