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Silver (crystallized) and Quartz with Calcite from El Bonanza Mine, Port Radium District, Northwest Territories, Canada

 
Silver (crystallized) and Quartz with Calcite from El Bonanza Mine, Port Radium District, Northwest Territories, Canada

Silver (crystallized) and Quartz with Calcite from El Bonanza Mine, Port Radium District, Northwest Territories, Canada

Silver (crystallized) and Quartz with Calcite from El Bonanza Mine, Port Radium District, Northwest Territories, Canada

Silver (crystallized) and Quartz with Calcite from El Bonanza Mine, Port Radium District, Northwest Territories, Canada

Silver (crystallized) and Quartz with Calcite from El Bonanza Mine, Port Radium District, Northwest Territories, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 63534
Mineral:Silver (crystallized) and Quartz with Calcite
Locality:El Bonanza Mine, Port Radium District, Northwest Territories, Canada
Description:Spherical formation 18 mm across of lustrous arborescent native silver crystals with colorless quartz microcrystals on gray matrix with remnants of colorless calcite that was dissolved to expose the silver crystals. Looks beautiful under magnification. Ex. Mort Metersky collection, originally acquired from Tysons in 1990
Overall Size:30x24x19 mm
Crystals:0.2-4.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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