Acanthite with Sphalerite (Vajdak Coll.)

Item Description

Sharp, lustrous, tabular, acanthite crystals to 6 mm are nicely scattered on the vuggy CABINET matrix partially surrounding the face of a thin vein of reddish-brown sphalerite microcrystals on this showy and rich ore specimen from a very uncommon Pribram locale - Uranium Mine No. 7 at Trebsko. Specimens from this mine are rarely on the market. Ex Josef Vajdak Collection, a noted Pribram specialist and comes with another label indicating that the piece was collected in 1969.