AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from China > Silver |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 69182 |
Mineral: | Silver |
Locality: | Xiaoqinggou, Datong, Shanxi, China |
Description: | Sculptural formation of twisted wire-crystals of native silver (naturally occurring silver crystals) with no attached matrix. The silver crystals have a bright patina that will tarnish but can be cleaned again in the future with silver cleaner. Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and II), collected in 1996 |
Overall Size: | 35x22x5 mm |
Crystals: | 20-45 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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