Mineral Specimens with Silver

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MD-131907 - Silver - - Archived
Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
cabinet, 10.0 x 5.6 x 2.2 cm.
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Silver from Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada [db_pics/mdpics/MD-131907b.jpg]

10.0 x 5.6 x 2.2 cm. A bright, reflective, rather large silver leaf from this classic and economically important locale. Ex. Charlie Key Collection.

MD-132436 - Silver - - Archived
Mollie Gibson Mine (Molly Gibson Mine), Aspen, Aspen District (Roaring Fork District), Pitkin Co., Colorado, USA
thumbnail, 2.7 x 2.1 x 1.0 cm.
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2.7 x 2.1 x 1.0 cm. Wire silvers from Aspen, Colorado are a rare and desirable commodity. Silver wires from the Molly Gibson Mine are particularly so. This fine old-timer from the Richard Hauck Collection has silver wires to 6 mm with a nice patina richly covering quartz-covered matrix.

MD-133449 - Silver, Calcite - - Archived
San Fernando Mine, Vetagrande, Mun. de Vetagrande, Zacatecas, Mexico
small cabinet, 6.9 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm.
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Silver, Calcite from San Fernando Mine, Vetagrande, Mun. de Vetagrande, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/mdpics/MD-133449b.jpg]

6.9 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm. An EXTREMELY RICH and SHOWY specimen of bright to burnished, arborescent, spinel-twinned silver crystals aesthetically covering blocky calcite matrix on this EXCELLENT, OLD-TIMER from the less well-known San Fernando Mine on the famous Vetagrande at Zacatecas, Mexico. Accompanied by an old John Albanese, a prominent East Coast dealer, label dating from 1953-1968. Ex. Richard Hauck Collection.

MD-133462 - Silver, Dioptase - - Archived
Mindouli, Pool Region, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
thumbnail, 2.9 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm.
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2.9 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm. An EXCELLENT example of RARELY SEEN minerals in combination - native silver with dioptase! The piece consists of oxidized, massive to platy silver dusted with dioptase microcrystals. The partially hidden dioptase-lined vug at the top of the piece is particularly rich and striking. This is old material, from the 1960s or older, from a VERY RARE locality for silver, but not dioptase - Mindouli, Republic Of The Congo. Ex. Jean Behier and George Elling Collections. Unique in my experience save one other that came with this (this is the better of the two).

MD-133924 - Silver - - Archived
Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
small cabinet, 7.9 x 4.4 x 2.3 cm.
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7.9 x 4.4 x 2.3 cm. This is an old-timer leaf of natural silver from the famous Cobalt silver mining district of Canada. It is not wimpy, but actually quite sturdy. It probably formed as a sheet in a thin crack in the host matrix, and then was cracked out of the matrix rock in mining.

MD-136259 - Silver - - Archived
New Nevada Mine (Nevada Valenciana), Cerro San Antonio, San Miguel, Batopilas, Andres del Rio District, Mun. de Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
thumbnail, 2.7 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm.
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2.7 x 2.2 x 1.2 cm. A VERY AESTHETIC cluster of beautifully burnished, elongated, spinel-twinned silver crystal "feathers" from the famous New Nevada Mine at Batopilas, Mexico. Both sides are exquisite.

MD-137951 - Silver - - Archived
White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon Co., Michigan, USA
miniature, 4.1 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm.
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4.1 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm. A branching, complete crystallized specimen of Michigan silver, an old White Pine Mine piece with fine aesthetics and a pretty patina. Nice and beefy, too.

MD-137999 - Silver, Quartz (Var: Milky Quartz) - - Archived
Fresnillo de Gonzalez Echeverria (Fresnillo), Mun. de Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
miniature, 4.0 x 3.3 x 1.0 cm.
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Silver, Quartz (Var: Milky Quartz) from Fresnillo de Gonzalez Echeverria (Fresnillo), Mun. de Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico [db_pics/mdpics/MD-137999b.jpg]

4.0 x 3.3 x 1.0 cm. An aesthetic cockscomb of spinel-twinned silver wires jauntily projecting upward from milky quartz matrix. This showy specimen is from Fresnillo Mexico and comes with an older label. The bit of quartz perched on a silver wire is a neat accent. Spinel-twinned silver from Fresnillo is not that common and this is a good one. Ex. George Elling Collection.

MD-138045 - Silver, Dioptase - - Archived
Mindouli, Pool Region, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
thumbnail, 2.7 x 2.2 x 0.5 cm.
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2.7 x 2.2 x 0.5 cm. An EXCELLENT example of RARELY SEEN minerals in combination - native silver with dioptase! The piece consists of bright to oxidized, massive to platy silver dusted with dioptase microcrystals. This is old material, from the 1960s or older, from a VERY RARE for silver, but not dioptase locality - Mindouli, Republic Of The Congo. Ex. Jean Behier and George Elling Collections. Unique in my experience save one other that we recently auctioned.

MD-139589 - Silver - - Archived
El Bonanza Mine, Port Radium, Great Bear Lake, Mackenzie District, Northwest Territories, Canada
small cabinet, 5.7 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm.
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5.7 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm. Beautiful filigrees of silvery-bright, arborescent, spinel-twinned silver crystals RICHLY and aesthetically cover quartz matrix on this EXCELLENT specimen from the famous El Bonanza Mine at Port Radium, NW Territories, Canada. There is rich coverage on the back and sides of this fine piece. VERY high grade ore.

MD-142356 - Silver - - Archived
Colquechaca (Aullagas), Chayanta Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
thumbnail, 2.2 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm.
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2.2 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm. A SUPERB and AESTHETIC, Medusa-like thumbnail nest of beautifully burnished curved and curled silver wires from Colquechaca, Bolivia. Excellent material from this famous, old Spanish colonial mine, which is still active. Ex. Brent Lockhart Collection.

MD-142389 - Silver - - Archived
Fresnillo de Gonzalez Echeverria (Fresnillo), Mun. de Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico
small cabinet, 8.2 x 6.5 x 3.6 cm.
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8.2 x 6.5 x 3.6 cm. Silver wires are nicely scattered with sulfides and a bit of calcite on the RICH silver ore specimen from Fresnillo, Mexico. A highly representative ore specimen from this famous silver camp. Ex. Bob Byers Collection. Rarely do you see matrix of the silver ore hosting good silver crystals...usually it's one or the other.

MD-142413 - Silver, Copper - - Archived
Kearsarge Mine, Kearsarge, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
small cabinet, 9.2 x 5.2 x 2.4 cm.
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9.2 x 5.2 x 2.4 cm. An OLD-TIME, showy specimen from the famous Kearsarge Mine, probably early to mid 1900s. It is made of robust silver wires and sharp bladelike crystals, growing out of and set in copper crystals mixed with a green basalt matrix. The silver wires and large silver blade give the piece a nice sculptural look. And the elongated silver crystal is SIGNIFICANT at almost 2 cm length. This is extremely rich ore from this historic mine, with extremely good crystals and good pedigree from an exchange with the Seaman Museum Collection.

MD-144893 - Silver, Calcite - - Archived
New Nevada Mine (Nevada Valenciana), Cerro San Antonio, San Miguel, Batopilas, Andres del Rio District, Mun. de Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico
miniature, 3.5 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm.
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3.5 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm. An extremely aesthetic, curved silver wire beautifully growing upward from the snow-white calcite on this very showy miniature from the famous early 1980s find at the New Nevada Mine at Batopilas, Mexico. Classic and exquisite material. The little plate of matrix on the calcite really sets this piece off.

MD-146123 - Silver - - Archived
Quincy Mine, Hancock, Houghton Co., Michigan, USA
small cabinet, 5.5 x 3.0 x 1.0 cm.
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5.5 x 3.0 x 1.0 cm. A sculptural, old-time silver specimen from the famous Quincy Mine of Michigan. This showy piece consists of LARGE, nicely burnished crystals, some of which are very sharp. The large, composite crystal cluster gives this two-sided piece a distinct biomorphic shape. Ex. Ydren Collection. Classic Michigan material.


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