| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Silver in Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 61477 |
| Mineral: | Silver in Calcite |
| Locality: | San Elias Cebada Mine, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Description: | Twisted wire crystals of native silver in pinkish translucent calcite. The silver crystals have lustrous surfaces with slight patina. The surrounding calcite that protected the silver crystals was dissolved to expose the silver. |
| Overall Size: | 30x15x13 mm |
| Crystals: | 1-13 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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