Silver
Origin: Adventure Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4.4 x 3 x 1.1 cm
Silver leaf with
bornite
coating on matrix
Origin: 16th Level, San Martin Mine, Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico
Sample size: 22 x 7 x 4.6 cm
Origin: Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado, U.S.A.
Sample size: 36 grams of wire silver
A twisting and curling silver rope 2.3 cm in length and doubled over itself,
crowning a bed of small
rhodochrosite crystals on a contrasting black matrix
Origin: Uchuchuccua Mine, Lima Department, Peru
Sample size: 3.3 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm
Origin: New Nevada Mine, Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
Sample size: 5.5 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm
Origin: Kongsberg, Norway
Sample size: 7.5 x 5.1 x 2.8 cm
Origin: New Cliff Hill Quarry, Stanton under Bardon, Leicestershire, England,
UK
Sample size: 1 mm mass of native silver on
cuprite
(top left), 1.2 mm flake of native silver on
chrysocolla (top right), 0.75 mm dendritic native silver on
malachite
(bottom)
Owner: Steve Rust
Origin: Frongoch Mine (Bron-y-Goch; Llawynwnwch), Pontrhydygroes, Upper
Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK
Sample size: 1 mm dendritic crystal group of native silver almost completely
encrusted in post collected
acanthite
Owner: Steve Rust
Origin: Mohawk Mine, Keweenaw Co., Michgan, Central U.S.A.
Sample size: 4 x 3.7 x 1.7 cm
Origin: Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ex. Mike Keim collection
Sample size: 3.0 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm
John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
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