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ea16 - Chlorargyrite with Iodargyrite (Albert Chapman Coll.) - $ 12000 SOLD Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia small cabinet, 8 x 5 x 5 cm ex. Eric Asselborn
An oustanding, rich specimen filled with sharp, 3-D crystals of Chlorargyrite to a whopping 1 cm, and also sprinkled with yellow crystals of tthe even more rare silver halide iodargyrite. This specimen is fro mthe personal collection of famed Aussie collector Albert Chapman, via a friend to whom this suite passed through upon his death. Eric purchased that collection several years ago.
MD-119394 - Chlorargyrite (Var: Bromian Chlorargyrite) - - Archived Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia miniature, 4.6 x 3.1 x 2.9 cm.
4.6 x 3.1 x 2.9 cm. An OUTSTANDING, old-time specimen of discrete, isolated and lustrous, olive-green bromian chlorargyrite crystals richly lining a vug in contrasting gossan matrix from the famous Broken Hill Mine of Australia. This is a rare member of the group of related silver chlorides from Broken Hill, and hard to obtain today in good crystals. This one is especially fine. Ex. George Elling Collection.
MD-119635 - Silver, Chlorargyrite - - Archived Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia small cabinet, 7.0 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm.
7.0 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm. An OLD-TIME, EXTREMELY RICH ore specimen, cut and polished on one side, of nearly solid native silver and richly included with bright, yellow flecks of chlorargyrite, visible on the cut and polished side, from Broken Hill, Australia. This old-timer is definitely from the upper oxidized zone of this world famous locality. Ex. George Elling Collection and hefty at 10.6 ounces or 303 grams.
MD-121057 - Chlorargyrite (Var: Bromian Chlorargyrite) - - Archived Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia small cabinet, 8.5 x 6.5 x 3.4 cm.
8.5 x 6.5 x 3.4 cm. An EXTREMELY RICH specimen of this very rare silver species, from the classic and best locality of old Broken Hill. This piece is essentially SOLID bromian chlorargyrite! The crystals are an unusually yellowish-brownish and gemmy colorless bromian chlorargyrite. This is a rare member of the group of related silver chlorides from Broken Hill, and hard to obtain today in good crystals. These were mined in the 1940s mostly (with perhaps a trickle coming out later in the 60s?). This piece may be even older. This specimen has EXTREMELY sharp, well formed, discrete crystals, with good lustre. Ex. Richard Hauck Collection.
MD-122947 - Iodargyrite, Chlorargyrite (Var: Bromian Chlorargyrite), Chlorargyrite - - Archived Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia miniature, 3.5 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm.
3.5 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm. An impressively rich and showy combination specimen of these very rare silver species, from the classic and best locality of old Broken Hill. The lustrous, light yellow iodargyrite is on the one edge and is the rarest of the group of related silver chlorides from Broken Hill. The sparkly, olive-green microcrystal field is bromian chlorargyrite, which is nearly surrounded by a weird, botryoidal, bubbly form of chlorargyrite. The matrix is nearly solid, massive chlorargyrite. These were mined in the 1940s mostly (with perhaps a trickle coming out later in the 60’s?).
MD-139584 - Chlorargyrite (Var: Bromian Chlorargyrite) - - Archived Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia miniature, 4.0 x 4.0 x 2.8 cm.
4.0 x 4.0 x 2.8 cm. An EXTREMELY RICH, UNUSUALLY SHAPED specimen of this very rare silver species, from the classic and best locality of old Broken Hill. This piece is SOLID bromian chlorargyrite, with a unique coral-like form! The olive-green crystals are moderately lustrous. This is a rare member of the group of related silver chlorides from Broken Hill, and hard to obtain today in good specimens. These were mined in the 1940s mostly (with perhaps a trickle coming out later in the 60s). Ex. Edwards and South Australia Museum Collections, obtained form the museum in exchange.
MD-148317 - Chlorargyrite (Var: Bromian Chlorargyrite) - - Archived Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia small cabinet, 5.5 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm.
5.5 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm. An EXTREMELY RICH, UNUSUALLY SHAPED specimen of this very rare silver species, from the classic and best locality of old Broken Hill. This piece is SOLID bromian chlorargyrite, with a unique coral-like form! The olive-green crystals are moderately lustrous. This is a rare member of the group of related silver chlorides from Broken Hill, and hard to obtain today in good specimens. These were mined in the 1940s mostly (with perhaps a trickle coming out later in the 60s). Ex. Edwards and South Australia Museum Collections, obtained from the museum in exchange.
MD-159470 - Silver, Chlorargyrite - - Archived Zacatecas, Mexico small cabinet, 6.7 x 5.5 x 4.8 cm.
6.7 x 5.5 x 4.8 cm. An immensely RICH, old-time silver ore specimen from the famous mines of Zacatecas, Mexico that somehow escaped the crusher. There is substantial value of silver here, and it is shocking we have it today as back in the early days of this mine nearly all wsa smelted. Spinel-twinned silver crystals are abundantly and showingly embedded in a matrix of SOLID, olive-green/brown chlorargyrite! VERY heavy for the size at 463 grams or just over a pound! Ex. George Elling Collection.
MD-165816 - Chlorargyrite, Silver - - Archived Creede, Creede District, Mineral Co., Colorado, USA thumbnail, 2.4 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm.
2.4 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm. This VERY RICH silver ore thumbnail specimen consists of massive to microcrystalline chlorargyrite RICHLY invested with platy and blocky native silver. This is OLD-TIME material from the famous Creede District of Colorado and comes from the Dick Jones Collection.
MD-166918 - Silver, Acanthite, Chlorargyrite (Var: Bromian Chlorargyrite) - - Archived Comstock Lode, Comstock District, Storey Co., Nevada, USA miniature, 3.5 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm.
3.5 x 2.7 x 2.1 cm. Mineral specimens from the famous Comstock Lode at Virginia City, Nevada are RARE today, even in museums. The remoteness of the locality and lack of "showy" specimens precluded high-graders, other than for rich ore. The bonanza silver ores were depleted by 1878. This OLD-TIME, VERY RICH silver ore consists of bright, wire to hackly silver crystals in a matrix that is nearly SOLID bromian chlorargyrite! A free-standing, 4 mm, gemmy, yellow-green chlorargyrite crystal jumps out on the back of the piece. There are even dark blebs of acanthite scattered about. According to the label, this CLASSIC and RARE specimen was mined in 1885 (according to a more modern label with it) and comes from the Carl Stentz Collection of Laguna Hills, California.
MD-177601 - Chlorargyrite (Var: Bromian Chlorargyrite), Iodargyrite - - Archived Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia cabinet, 11 x 7 x 4.5 cm.
11 x 7 x 4.5 cm. This large specimen is approx 4 x 3 inches and has dozens of sharp crystals, to 6mm individually and in clusters to 1 cm. They have a pretty yellow-green color. Small yellow crystals in the background are the rarer species, iodargyrite. Ex. Albert Chapman and Eric Asselborn Collections.
MD-177925 - Chlorargyrite, Iodargyrite - - Archived Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia small cabinet, 8 x 5 x 5 cm.
8 x 5 x 5 cm. An outstanding, rich specimen filled with sharp, 3-D crystals of Chlorargyrite to a whopping 1 cm, and also sprinkled with yellow crystals of the even rare silver halide iodargyrite. Ex. Eric Asselborn and Albert Chapman Collections.
MD-181699 - Chlorargyrite (Var: Bromian Chlorargyrite) - - Archived Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia thumbnail, 2.9 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm.
2.9 x 2.2 x 1.8 cm. A classic, old-time, very rich cluster of lustrous, colorless to brown to olive-green bromian chlorargyrite (embolite) crystals from Broken Hill, Australia. Ex. Larry Conklin, Lazard Cahn, Martin Ehrmann, and A.E. Foote Collections.
MD-186521 - Chlorargyrite (Var: Bromian Chlorargyrite) - - Archived Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia miniature, 4.2 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm.
4.2 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm. Embolite is an old-time synonym of bromian chlorargyrite. This is a superb specimen of this very rare silver species, with superb discrete crystals, from the classic and best locality of old Broken Hill. This piece is nearly solid bromian chlorargyrite, with a unique coral-like form. The dark olive-green crystals have excellent waxy lustre. Ex. Richard Hauck Collection.
MD-213081 - Silver, Chlorargyrite, Acanthite - - Archived Guanajuato, Mun. de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico miniature, 3.8 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm.
3.8 x 3.3 x 2.8 cm. An incredibly rich and fine, old silver ore specimen from the mines at Guanajuato, Mexico. This excellent, two-sided specimen features a multitude of beautifully burnished, aesthetically placed on the crest, curved and curled silver wires and silver ropes on a matrix of lustrous, crudely crystallized, solid acanthite. A bonus is olive-green chlorargyrite (close-up) hidden in tiny crevasses on both sides. Old material, mined circa 1930, according to the Jean Behier Collection label. Weighs 54 grams.
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