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Silver var. Amalgam from Friedrichssegen Mine, Hesse-Nassau, Germany

 
Silver var. Amalgam from Friedrichssegen Mine, Hesse-Nassau, Germany

Silver var. Amalgam from Friedrichssegen Mine, Hesse-Nassau, Germany

DESCRIPTION:No. 33612
Mineral:Silver var. Amalgam
Locality:Friedrichssegen Mine, Hesse-Nassau, Germany
Description:A small fragment of amalgam, a variety of silver with high mercury content, in a violet-brown matrix of chlorargyrite. An excellent specimen, with many bright flecks of amalgam visible throughout the specimen. Ex. John A. Rorer, Jr. collection #015; Collector from Koblenz, Germany - 1952.
Overall Size:3.5x2x1 cm
Crystals:.2
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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