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Mineral Specimens with Silver
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This ornate, elegant silver rope really stands out amongst the Freiberg's I have seen as particularly aesthetic for the size and shape. It is an older specimen, traded from the George Holloway collection, and quite distinct in form and appearance in person from the multitude of of more spindly-looking "contemporary" silvers from Freiberg which have appeared on the market recently. The patina is old and uncleaned by modern chemicals, truly antique in apperance. 7.7 cm
An elegant and extremely long spinel twin of silver , terminated on both ends, and with tiny cubic crystals protruding from along its length. Extremely significant for the sheer length of the crystal, aside from the fact it was illustrated
There are very sharp and well-defined spinel-twinned crystals of silver to fully one centimeter in length growing in a fine, sculptural form, and this “sculpture” is perched on a natural “base” of copper. These are VERY SHARP for teh species and locality, all the more so in person. A SUPERB specimen which would be quite a fine specimen just as a Michigan silver, never mind the copper “base” that makes it a more rare and desirable combo! Looks like an artist put this piece together! I cannot emphasize enough the quality of the piece. 6.5 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
This specimen is from one of Europe’s old and classic ore mines and is unusually large and fine for the material. All around a matrix of massive quartz is a spongy, jackstraw, intergrown crystal growth of silver. The longest crystal spear exceeds 2 cm. The silver has replaced previous crystals of Dyscrasite , and preserved the crystal habit of the former species. THis is unusually large and rich for hte material. The pseudos are also much more uncommon than unaltered Dyscrasite , and have not been found in a long time 9.1 x 8.1 x 4.2 cm
Emanating from a gnarled matrix of silver is a single, curving, arched filament of wire silver; possibly the thinnest silver wire I have ever seen by the time it terminates so elegantly. It greatly resembles the filament in a light bulb. However, its not as fragile as this all sounds! It is a rare locality piece, from this famous and long-defunct mine better known for its rare copper species 4.1 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm
An elegant curlicue of pure silver! This wire of silver has formed a complete circular loop, giving it an extremely aesthetic appearance. This could well be a competition miniature. This famous silver and coppe rmine has lately been producing copper specimens, while these silvers were found in the early 1990s. 3.5 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm
Herringbone-style silver from Batopilas is one of the classic examples of crystallized silver in collections. They form from intergrown, sharply elongated spinel twins, connected together. When these silver specimen were plentiful in the late 1970’s, this would still have been a quality piece with unique aesthetics. Today, they are much harder to find and large specimens in particular are uncommon on the market though little cheapies still trickle in from time to time. The specimen is capped off by two 8 cm vertical crystals - that is 3 inches of crysatllized, spinel-twinned silver! 9.6 x 2.6 x 0.5 cm
This is a terrific combination of Silver, Copper, and Calcite. All the species have great luster, and the Silver can even be found in crystals contrasted agains the copper and white calcite, albeit somewhat rounded ones. Very simply, this is a beautiful and aesthetic combination piece from a famous locality, at a fair price for so much crystallized silver. 3.5 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm
OK, we have all seen "small silvers" but how many have such character that they are world class thumbnails? This specimen has a beautiful and aesthetic series of long slender Silver crystals combined with well-formed shorter crystals. The color and patina are excellent and the luster metallic and shiny. Completely crystallized all around, this is a killer! 2.6 x 2.2 x .8 cm
This is a lovely and delicate Silver very reminiscent of the fine silvers from Batopilas, Mexico. The Silver crystals are in the classic herringbone pattern often associated with spinel twinning, and they have a fine luster and patina. Even without the added locality value, this is certainly a desirable and distinctive specimen. For a thumbnail Arizona silver, though, and for this mine in particular, it is both elegant and significant for its aesthetics and size as a full thumbnail . I have actually seen much larger specimens, some prices at not more than 4-5 multiples of this, but unfailingly they were less elegant and anyways, wouldnt make for competition-quality aesthetics - whereas THIS thumbnail does just that and would add a lot to any thumbnail or Arizona collection, I feel. 2.5 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm
Graceful "nest" of densely intergrown Silver wires. Each and every wire has excellent color and luster, and this makes it a delicate and very fine thumb. 2.3 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm
Spectacular and elegant ropy silver from one of the world’s great localities. Simply transcendent in it’s beauty and grace as the pics show! 2.8 x 2 x 1.6 cm
You always want Silvers to have good form, good luster, and a good patina. As you can tell, the delicate herringbone pattern of crystals has the form, has the luster and color that shines under the light, and the patina is variable enough to add dramatic highlights to the specimen. A very nice elegant Silver! Moreover, it is from one of the most famous of ancient German silver mines, dating back hundreds of years and certainly at least to the 1800s one would imagine. This is a classic, in competition quality form. 2.7 x 2.2 x .2 cm
VERY RICH, weighty halfbreed of silver and copper . the Silver and Copper are so well-delineated and so lustrous and colorful that this is an amazingly appealing thumbnail for a normally clunky material. Truly. Also unusually rich in silver compared to copper content 2.7 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
An exquisite thumbnail specimen of crystallized silver from the classic Batopilas locality. Check out the delicate lacework of separate tendrils! 2 x 1.8 x .1 cm
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