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Pyrostilpnite with Miargyrite (rare locale)
- Cerro de Potosi, Potosi City, Potosi Department, Bolivia
- Thumbnail, 2.2 x 2.1 x 1.5 cm
- Start Time: 12/25/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/06/2015 6:00:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Cerro de Potosi is one of the world's best-known mining districts, and Silver has been mined there for over 500 years. Both Pyrostilpnite (reddish) and Miargyrite (metallic black) Silver species that are highly sought-after by the rare species collector. Crystals here are on the order of millimeters, but they are well-formed. This combination is such a rarity that this was sold for $375 back in 1997! Analysis was by John Attard,