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Silver on Acanthite from Xiaoqinggou, Datong, Shanxi, China

 
Silver on Acanthite from Xiaoqinggou, Datong, Shanxi, China

Silver on Acanthite from Xiaoqinggou, Datong, Shanxi, China

Silver on Acanthite from Xiaoqinggou, Datong, Shanxi, China

Silver on Acanthite from Xiaoqinggou, Datong, Shanxi, China

Silver on Acanthite from Xiaoqinggou, Datong, Shanxi, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 69167
Mineral:Silver on Acanthite
Locality:Xiaoqinggou, Datong, Shanxi, China
Description:Twisted wire-habit native silver crystals (naturally occurring silver crystals) to 20 mm on crudely crystallized gray-metallic acanthite crystals to 9 mm. Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and II), collected ca. 1996
Overall Size:3.5x3x1.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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