Acanthite (New Find)

Item Description

An exemplary and most sculptural acanthite miniature from a New Find at famous Fresnillo, one of the top three silver producing localities in the world. This striking piece is composed of two, intergrown, lustrous, metallic, amazingly melted-look pseudo-octahedral crystals. Scalloping and hoppering on one side of this very artistic piece really adds pizzazz. Every orientation is fascinating on this most excellent 360-degree piece. Such highly deformed crystals are uncommon from Fresnillo.