Halos of smaller grains around native silver are dark brown argentopentlandite and light grey gersdorffite. At top left the smaller native silver is associated with brown argentopentlandite and bright pink breithauptite.

Locality: Easter-Duffy, Great Slave Lake, NWT, Canada

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Yep! Given the word limits on bluesky and in the interest of keeping things approachable and understandable to all, I more meant "hexagonal" in the literal, more geometric sense than crystallographic. Lots of compromises to make to keep things concise and in one post. And thanks!!!

Locality: Kipawa alkaline Complex, Sheffield Lake, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

(Gittinsite Type Locality)

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