Silver Mineral Specimens and Products

Acanthite in Galena

#RW50111

SOLD

Availability: Sold

Locality: Lebanon Tunnel, Clear Creek Co., Colorado, United States
Formula: Ag₂S
Size: 7.5 x 5 x 6 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: Ore Minerals, sulfide, silver

Acanthite is a primary ore of Silver. However, 75 percent of Silver is produced as a byproduct or co-product of copper, zinc, or lead ores. In this case, the specimen here consist of both small portions of Acanthite intermixed with a much greater amount argentiferous Galena, an ore of lead containing Silver.

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Proustite on Arsenic

#RW48599

Availability: Available
Price: $325.00

Locality: Měděnec, Erzgebirge, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Formula: Ag₃AsS₃
Size: 5.5 x 4 x 3.5 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: sulfide, silver

Ruby red, prismatic crystals or Proustite to 3mm lining a vug filled with native, dull grey Arsenic and Arsenopyrite. Excellent specimen.

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Proustite

#RW49122

Availability: Available
Price: $250.00

Locality: Imiter mine, Anti-Atlas Mts., Dades Region, Morocco
Formula: Ag₃AsS₃
Size: 6.5 x 5.5 x 5 cm - Sm Cabinet
Tagged: sulfide, silver

Amazingly rich specimen full of deep cherry red individual Proustite crystals from 1 to 3mm clusters. Many of the crystals are well-defined and just gorgeous under the scope.

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