NATIVE SILVER ON GALENA WITH ACANTHITE. ...

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NATIVE SILVER ON GALENA WITH ACANTHITE
Imiter Mine, Imiter District, Djebel Saghro (Jebel Saghro), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco
The last decade has seen the discovery of Native Silver wires usually accompanied by crystalline Acanthite from the mine at Imiter in Morocco. While the wire Silvers from Imiter are quite fine, most of the specimens seen are under 2 inches in height and often with no matrix other than an Acanthite crust. This large and unusual specimen combines lustrous almost chatoyant wires of Native Silver & skeletal black Acanthite masses along with dark cubic crystals and cleavages of Galena. Besides its large size, this is one of the few specimens known that displays this combination, making this a rare and desirable specimen from this locality. From a French collection, it has a custom unlabeled base, and measures 4 3/4 inches high x 3 3/4 inches wide x 2 inches thick.

Provenance: ex. Private French Collection

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