Silver

specimen number:
2062555

location:
Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway

description:
Excellent old European classic, this a thick crystallized grouping of native silver with little attached matrix. Complete all around and quite aesthetic, in super condition. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Ray DeMark. he acquired the piece back in 1993.

The silver mining district of Kongsberg, located in Buskerud, Norway, officially opened following the discovery of silver in October 1623 and operated for over three centuries until closing in 1957. Geologically, the deposit is situated within Proterozoic gneiss basement rocks near the Oslo Graben, where hydrothermal veins cutting across specific rock layers host remarkable accumulations of native silver. This native metal formed through complex hydrothermal precipitation and remobilization processes, frequently producing stunning crystal wires, plates, and large masses that made Kongsberg one of the most famous and productive silver occurrences in the world.

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