Silver with Acanthite, Quartz
specimen number:
1135043
location:
Freiberg, Saxony, Germany
description: Neat curling thick wires of native silver, some to 0.6 cm in diameter, over a matrix of colorless gemmy glassy calcite. The wires are coated with small lead-gray acanthite crystals. Sits perfectly for display by itself. A superb piece. Measures 6.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm.
Size: 6.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm (miniature)
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