Origin: Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sample size: 2.2 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm (top), 2.1 x 1.8 x 0.5 cm (bottom)
Origin: Cobalt Lake Mine, Cobalt, Ontario, Canada
Sample size: 2.1 cm wire (top left), 2.2 cm (top right), 4.2 cm (2nd row
left), 2.6 cm (2nd row right), 2.6 cm (3rd row left), 2.4 cm (3rd row right),
2.7 cm (4th row left), 3.2 cm (4th row right), 2.2 cm (bottom left), 2.8 x 2.3
cm (bottom right)
Kongsbergite, the general ratio of silver to
mercury
is around 90:10. There is also
chlorargyrite present on all of the specimens as smears and vug fillings
Origin: Rosa de Santa Matilde Mine, Herrerias, Almeria, Spain
Sample size: 5 x 4 cm (top), 4 x 2.5 cm (2nd row), 1.5 x 1 cm (3rd row), 4.5 x
2.4 cm (4th row), 5 x 3 cm (5th row), 5.5 x 4 cm (6th row), 5 x 2 cm (7th
row), 2 x 1.5 cm (bottom)
Origin: osceola Mine, Houghton County, Michigan, U.S.A.
Ex. Keith Hayes collection
Sample size: 1.9 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm
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