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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 30171 |
| Mineral: | Silver (wire crystals) with Ruby Silver |
| Locality: | Colquechaca, Potosi Department, Bolivia |
| Description: | Old specimen of dark sulfide (galena, pyrite, etc.) matrix with rich areas covered with wire crystals of native silver. The silver covers almost half the specimen. Also dark crystals of ruby silver, an old name for proustite or pyrargyrite. |
| Overall Size: | 7x6x4.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-4 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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