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Pyrargyrite and Rammelsbergite

Pyrargyrite and Rammelsbergite

This is a polished sample of Pyrargyrite and Rammelsbergite viewed with a single linear polarizing filter. Pyrargyrite is the darker material. Rammelsbergite is the white material.

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